Moore−Parker: Critical Thinking‚ Eighth Edition 7. The Anatomy and Varieties of Arguments Exercises © The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ 2007 EXERCISES 231 When a premise is unstated‚ try to supply a reasonable assumption that would make the argument valid or strong. I If you have trouble tracking the parts of an argument that appears in a written passage‚ try diagramming the passage. I Exercise 7-1 Indicate which blanks would ordinarily contain premises and which would ordinarily
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What would you say if you knew that there are more crimes with gun control than there is without it? Gun control is a terrible idea for society in so many ways that it’s not even funny. Because there will be those people out there that will figure out how to beat the system and keep guns in their possession‚ to harm a lot of people maybe even have a mass shooting. Well guess what and nobody else will have guns to protect their self’s or shoot that guy who’s start a mass shooting on a punch unarmed
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make their own choices.” -Hillary Clinton. Abortion has been a contentious argument that has arisen in the United States over 2 centuries ago‚ and has been an fiery debate ever since. Citizens and politicians have been faced with two different arguments: one side‚ pro- choice‚ states that women should be able to choose the fate of their fetus‚ while the rebuttal‚ pro- life‚ asserts that all fetuses should be given birth to. The heart of all this commotion lies on one question: should women have
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Argument Essay A lot of people do not look into the death rates that are caused by guns each and every day. Really‚ if you allowed guns to be bought‚ you are just doing half of the criminal’s job for them. Guns are not the only solution to look into when defending you against danger. There are other ways you can protect yourself such as taking a self-defense class‚ using some pepper spray‚ and etcetera. Guns make it easier for someone to commit murder. If guns are taken out of civilian’s hands
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There are many different arguments which attempt to help us understand more about the existence of God. One of these arguments is the Cosmological Argument which is essentially a theory which consists of 8 main points‚ but this essay will highlight the origins of the argument‚ the developments by Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas and some criticisms by David Hume and Immanuel Kant and coming to a conclusion of how successfully the Cosmological Argument proves the existence of God. The first form of
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INTRODUCTION Reading about locus of control and taking the test make certain things clear as to what makes some people fail and others successful under the same life circumstance. In this essay‚ I am going to define what locus of control is‚ discuss my result upon taking the locus of control test and finally look at how the test result will help me to succeed in this degree program. DEFINITION By definition “A locus of control orientation is a belief about whether the outcomes of our actions are
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Research: (PBA) partial-birth abortion Do you think that Partial-Birth Abortion is a type of murder? Do you think the women going through this termination method of abortion are doing their baby a favor? Why would anyone willingly carry a baby for nine months if all they’re going to do is go through with an abortion using the (PBA) method? This method is traumatizing to the mother both physically and more importantly psychologically. I think the psychological damage is more devastating
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Argument Analyzing Essay Human Resources‚ One of the most important factors any business need to consider any business. And with the rapidly developed technology‚ the human life is greatly improved but also many social related mental problems such as anxiety‚ depression. Of course there are many ways to treat such problems but most well-known treatment is psychotherapy and medication. There are many controversies about whether psychotherapy or medication is best for the patients. We will try
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It is without a question that the Birth of a Nation perpetuates an unfair bias against African Americans. Whether we should ban the viewing of this show from the public‚ however‚ would not be a solution to this answer. Although we do regret our past we should not shut the door on it. There are an incredible amount of valuable lessons we can learn from the mistakes of our ancestors. Without proper education and prevention‚ history is bound to repeat itself. Banning this film would be a short term
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James Red Dr. Camhilt English 91‚ section 23044 30 May 2012 Argument Essay Malnourished America Nutrition drastically impacts our health and everyday lives. It is imperative to the future of our wellbeing and life longevity. The government has recognized this. We cannot assume more government role and action will benefit us. The government should not take more of a role in nutrition. More government interference would have a negative effect in our society. The poor government programs
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