be looking at: (i) the nature of arguments (ii) how to recognise arguments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMlv3ripSM Definition: ‘Argument’ …. a set of sentences such that… …. one of them is being said to be true… …. the other(s) are being offered as reasons for believing the truth of the one. An argument: It is Friday‚ Marianne always wears jeans on Friday so Marianne will be wearing jeans today. Q1: List the sentences that make up this argument It is Friday Marianne always
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RECONSTRUCTING ARGUMENTS Deductive and Inductive Here we are to learn the techniques for PART I‚ Making a Critique- i.e.‚ argument reconstruction‚ by doing the following “steps”: 1. Read the discourse; 2. Number and Bracket arguments; 3. Write an Index of Claims; and 4. Tree-Diagram the arguments. What is critiquing? Benjamin Samuel Bloom (1913 – 1999) - the creator of Bloom’s Taxonomy (1956) following a framework for categorizing educational goals: Taxonomy of Educational
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In the first part of the assignment we were asked to identify components of arguments‚ premise and conclusion‚ for the passages. Where applicable we are to highlight key words or phrases that identify a claim as a premise or a conclusion. A premise is the support for the conclusion. (Missimer‚ 2005) The first example has several premises as follows if Sue’s baby is a boy it will be named Mark and if it is a girl it will be named Margaret. Another premise is that Sue will have a boy or girl. “So”
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Collaboration and Argument Carmetta C Jackson and Waltresa Mayho ENG/215 EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC WRITING JULY 9‚ 2011 DR Tracy A Boothe Collaboration and Argument Collaboration is defined as working collectively with others or concurrently to achieve a goal especially in a creative attempt to put together the right elements of success implemented to accomplish something. Argument is defined as controversy or the implication of expression through opinions for an effort to persuade;
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Purpose: I want to persuade my audience that sugar is a dangerous drug that is damaging America?s health. Thesis Statement: We need to know why we are addicted to sugar‚ how can stop the addiction‚ and the positive effects kicking the sugar habit will have on our lives. Attention: Are you a sugarholic? Do you eat refined sugar everyday? Can you go more than one day without eating some type of sugar containing food? Have you ever hidden candy in your home in an effort not to share them with anyone
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“Sugar‚ Why We Can’t Resist It” National Geographic 08/13 Author: Rich Cohen Sugarcane was domesticated 10‚000 years ago to the island of New Guinea Sugars added to processed foods enhance flavor & texture. They also act as a preservative to extend shelf life. The sugar that reached the west was consumed only by the nobility‚ so rare it was classified as a spice. If you worked at the sugar mill and got your
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brown sugar on the amount of CO2. To do this‚ white sugar was replaced with brown sugar and the amount of CO2 produced was calculated with a vernier gas pressure sensor. The control group was yeast and white sugar and the experimental group was yeast and brown sugar. The hypothesis that if brown sugar and yeast are mixed‚ then it will produce more CO2 than a mixture of white granulated sugar and yeast was accepted. The white sugar and yeast mixture had a slope of .003254 kPa/s. The brown sugar and
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Rogerian Argument‚ 15% of final grade‚ 1300 words Having analyzed a visual argument‚ a written argument‚ and your own writing processes‚ you will now be asked to present two opposing views on the same social justice issue‚ and‚ in whatever way possible‚ propose a solution that would please both parties. Rough Draft (3 printed copies) Due: 3/18 Final Draft Due: 3/20 by the beginning of class via Turnitin The Assignment: Using at least three sources‚ craft a Rogerian Argument focusing on
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When you think about sugar you think sweet‚ yummy and delicious! When you eat candy sometimes you think of how you might get cavities. Sugar doesn’t only cause cavities‚ it also causes obesity‚ and increases the chance of heart problems. Sweets are amazing but no one wants to have life threatening problems! But‚ we children don’t watch how much sugar we digest on a daily basis‚ which leads us to a question. How does sugar affect an average middle school students heart rate and blood pressure? Do
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consumes 150 to 170 pounds of sugar per year. Sugar is a sweet‚ crystalline substance that is used as a sweetener for everyday food and drinks‚ making it very prominent in the average person’s diet. It is an unavoidable carbohydrate to say the least‚ it is even in lettuce‚ however‚ it is reasonable to limit the amount of sugar one indulges in. This impacts adults and teens by draining people’s lives and making people frightened to consume sugar. Consuming too much sugar undoubtedly has a negative
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