motion‚ “This house believes that the Philippine Government should pass the Divorce Bill.” Both the government side and the opposition side have presented their arguments well and has defended their own stands. But before giving any verdict and concluding into a winnner‚ the question to ask is‚ “Who gave better and trustworthy arguments and has truly justified their side? Is it the Government? Or the Opposition?” To make this decision‚ a further examination of the debate through each speaker will
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Chapter 3 Hypothetical Syllogisms As stated in Chapter 2‚ a hypothetical syllogism is a syllogism with at least one conditional premise‚ that is‚ at least one ―if…then…‖ premise. The ―If…then…‖ relationship may be expressed in ordinary language by using a number of different terms. In checking hypothetical syllogisms expressed in ordinary language for their validity‚ it is therefore useful to be able to translate such conditional vocabulary into standard conditional form. The Vocabulary of Conditional
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COMM 1270-001 1/7 COMM 1270: Analysis of Argument Department of Communication University of Utah * Spring 2014 Instructors Dr. Michael Middleton Office: LNCO 2525 Office Hours: T 2pm-3pm and by appointment m.middleton@utah.edu Jason Jordan‚ Lab Leader Office: LNCO 2930A Office Hours: Wed.‚ 12pm – 1:30pm Email: rangerdebate@gmail.com Class Meetings Lectures Section 1 Labs Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Jeremy Weaver‚ Lab Leader Office: LNCO 2810 Office Hours:
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numerous attempts have been made in either proving or disproving his existence. So far‚ there was never enough evidence to support the viewpoints of one side‚ and subsequently debunking the views of the other. For some‚ there was evidence to give credibility in the truth behind the Silent Orphan’s existence‚ while there are others who use their senses of logic and reason. But no one has been able prove that the Silent Orphan was being helped by other people‚ namely‚ a subterranean society of other orphans
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Writing Assistant http://powa.org/thesis/stating.html (Accessed 03.2006) (Accessed 03.2006) 17.Rienecker L 18.Toulmin S. (1958). Uses of Argument. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 19.Toulmin S.‚ Rieke R.‚ and A. Janik. (1979) An Introduction to Reasoning 20. Turabian K. L. (1996) A Manual for Writers of Term Papers‚ Theses‚ and Dissertations 21. Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings‚ 5thEdition‚ 2001 Logic in Argumentative Writing http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/logic.htm (Accessed
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Once a person becomes familiar with them‚ they can identify logical fallacies in others’ arguments. A person can also avoid using logical fallacies or use them to their advantage to convince others of something differentiates the facts from the fallacies‚ this could help people make a better and more productive decision To define what a fallacy is one must understand what an argument is. An argument consists of one or more premises and one conclusion. A premise is a statement (a sentence
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9-17-13 Two forms of argument 1) Deductive= provides logically conclusive spport for the conclusion Valid-if the premises are true then the conclusion cannot be false Invalid- it fail to provide support Sound-the argument is valid and the premises are all true Unsound- an argument with true premises that lead to a false conclusion 2) Inductive-provides probable support for the conclusion Strong-premises are true conclusion is probably true cogent-premises are true argument is strong Weak-in
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How Do I Write a Thesis Statement? What is a thesis statement? A thesis statement is a very specific argument that guides your paper. Generally‚ a thesis statement consists of two parts: 1. a clearly identifiable topic or subject matter‚ and 2. a succinct summary of what you have to say about that topic A thesis functions like the case a lawyer has to make to the judge and jury in a courtroom. An effective thesis statement explains to your reader the case you are going to make and how you are going to make it
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The exercise provided a great sense of bad arguments and the various fallacies. The quiz gave examples of fallacious appeals such as questionable authority‚ common belief; two wrongs do not equal a right‚ common practice‚ wishful thinking and indirect consequences. Generally speaking the multiple choice answers were tricky as most of the choices were very similar in content and form. The trick to identifying the correct answer is found in previous reading and looking forward. Key words or the
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Identify the criteria for the fallacy. (1 Mark) Step 2 of the process of analyzing fallacies consists of defining the fallacy = explaining the conditions under which the fallacy occurs Consists of misrepresenting an opponent’s position or argument‚ usually for the purpose of making it easier to attack. 4. Show how this particular fallacy fits the criteria. (2 Marks) The fallacy reports back an incorrect‚ exaggerated version of what Senator Biddle said. Senator Biddle said that we
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