Xian Chen Anth/Ling 114 #1C Due Nov. 5th‚ 2014 Argument Mapping The goal of this paper is to present an ‘argument mapping ’ of Jane H. Hill’s article‚ ‘Language‚ Race‚ and White Public Space ’. In order to map the argument‚ I will do the following four steps. Firstly‚ I am going to claim the main point of this article.Secondly‚ I will define all the terms and concepts in the argument article to understand the main thought of the author. Third‚ I will link these claims and evidence ‚ compared them
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evaluating the arguments of other individuals. Humans for many centuries have used different forms of argumentation for societal functions such as politics‚ bargaining‚ and scholarly debate. As James F. Voss and Julie A. Van Dyke discuss in Argumentation in Psychology: Background Comments‚ argumentation consists of Person A and Person B exchanging ideas. Person A will propose an idea and provide support while Person B will evaluate the proposed idea and possibly provide a counter argument‚ eventually
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Communication in the Modern World The article “The Argument Culture”‚ written by Deborah Tannen‚ the tendency of the American culture to encourage aggressive two-sided debates over issues is examined. Tannen proposes that communication and effective listening in our society needs to be more productive .In the past‚ a conversation among people did not need to have a purpose other than to inform each other‚ but now conversations are presented as a standoff between two opposing parties. However
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philosophical theory of logic so interesting and so valid in life? Simple‚ with logic alone you can present “educated” arguments on any topic you want. Logic is the base of life whether it’s with the logic of religion to educate someone on a belief or even presenting logic to convince someone that a stop sign is in fact blue not red. One of the worlds most recognized philosopher Aristole‚ was a strong believer of logic and used it in his arguments. I’m intrigued by the fact that with logic alone
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Schools can have many problems students and social issues. Many parents and school faculty have wondered if school uniforms could help some of these problems. Some of their problems may be how some students don’t have enough money to buy certain clothes which could be in style‚ other problems could be that clothes could represent gang related things. The bullying in schools has always been a problem‚ and parents think school uniforms could help that. As a student‚ I know that bullying happens in
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GLOBALISATION‚ FOR OR AGAINST? Globalisation is the main reason that we are all linked to the rest of the world. To argue for or against it‚ we first have to take the definition of globalisation. It means the way jobs; fashion‚ services‚ goods and information are flowing more easily around the globe. In my personal opinion‚ I am against globalisation. Globalisation has many drawbacks‚ which can be organised into economic‚ social and environmental fields. The main sources of globalisation are TNC’S
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The following appeared in a memorandum from the president of Aurora‚ a company that sells organic milk (milk produced without the use of chemical additives): “Sales of organic food products in this country have tripled over the past five years. If Aurora is to profit from this continuing trend‚ we must diversify and start selling products such as organic orange juice and organic eggs in addition to our regular product line. With the recent increase of articles in health magazines questioning
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Dray Awaya 9/22/14 P.1 The Importance of College Going to college will help you get a better job and a better salary later on in life. This is the case because in college you learn a lot of lessons and get to experience different job careers. When you go to college you are more likely to get hired over someone with just a high school diploma. Also you can choose different jobs that you like since you have a wider variety. This gives you a chance to choose the job that you want instead of the only
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1.An evaluation of George Kelly’s Personal Construct Theory in terms of its usefulness in contemporary society Personality is an influential and important aspect of psychology. Personality psychology asks the question what does it mean to be a person? And it is primarily concerned with human nature and individual differences (Pervin and John‚ 2001). This essay will demonstrate an understanding of George Kelly’s Personal Construct Theory and its position in relation to the major perspectives in
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INTRODUCTION In this essay‚ I will discuss on the difference between claims and arguments‚ and how to support an argument. BODY Claims is defined as‚ “a statement asserts something to be the case or not the case” (Critical Thinking: Issues‚ Claims‚ Arguments‚ 2011)‚ which is consistent with the definition given by Wood (2012‚Topic 1‚p.7)‚ which states that a claim is an assertion or demand for recognition of a truth‚ an example of a claim is “Organizational behavior is an essential subject”
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