Exercise 1-1 1. What is an argument? An argument is a two part structure of claims; one part contains a premise and the other a conclusion. 2. T or F: A claim is what you use to state an opinion or a belief. 3. T or F: Critical thinking involves attacking other people. 4. Tor F: Whether a passage contains an argument depends on how long it is. 5. T or F: When a claim has been questioned‚ an issue has been raised. 6. Do all arguments have premises? Yes 7. Do all arguments have conclusions
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Examine the fundamental concepts of the teleological argument The foremost concept of the teleological argument revolves around the idea that the world is designed‚ suggesting that there is evidence of design in the universe to prove God’s existence‚ hence it argues a posteriori. The argument holds inductive reasoning‚ specific examples in the universe are generalised to maintain a broad conclusion. The argument promotes the idea that the world is too complex and well ordered to have been produced
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CASE STUDY – CRITICAL THINKING When her husband died‚ YOLANDA was left with three cars: a sedan‚ a truck‚ and a 5-year-old jeep. Yolanda decided to sell them all and buy one new car. To Yolanda‚ these cars had more sentimental value than monetary value‚ especially since her husband had left her with plenty of money. She wanted to make sure each vehicle would go to someone her husband would have liked‚ so she planned to interview prospective customers until she was satisfied the cars would "go
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no more than two religious traditions to provide concrete illustrations of your argument. In order to understand Gramsci and the concept of hegemony‚ one has to look briefly at the work of Karl Marx. Marxism viewed everything in life as determined by capital. (Williams‚ R. 1977) The flow of money affects our relations with other people and the world surrounding us. Marx stated that everything around us‚ our activities and way of life is determined by economic content. According to Marxism‚ men
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Ontological Argument One of the most fascinating arguments for the existence of an all-perfect God is the ontological argument. Ontological arguments are arguments to prove the existence of God based on pure reason alone. They attempt to show that we can deduce God’s existence from‚ so to speak‚ the very definition of God. St. Anselm of Canterbury proposed the first and most well known ontological argument in 1078 in his Proslogion‚ but it was actually Immanuel Kant‚ an 18th century German philosopher
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QUESTIONS Pg.18 1) What did you think of when you encountered the word argument as you began to read this chapter? What do you think now? When I encountered the word "argument" at the beginning of the chapter‚ I thought of fighting‚ disagreement‚ and people trying to prove they are right over the other person. Now that I have finished reading the chapter‚ argument has a lot more meaning than just plain old disagreement. There are two types of argument‚ traditional and consensual arguments. Traditional
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I do not think the argument presented by Berkeley is a valid one. For an argument to be valid‚ it must be true that if all the premises are true then the conclusion is true. If all the premises are not true then the conclusion will be false‚ making the argument invalid. The first premise we are presented with states that we perceive ordinary objects. This premise is true because people have the
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Questions 1. What did you think of when you encountered the word argument as you began to read this chapter? What do you think now? When I first encountered the word argument‚ I thought of it as being an argument between groups of people that try to convince each other to agree on their point of view. Now I think of it as standing up for your ideas‚ defending them‚ and minimizing the opposition by being persuasive. 2. Provide three examples of your own to illustrate the statement “argument is everywhere
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The argument of abortion has been raging since the Supreme Court case‚ Roe vs. Wade‚ in 1973. This court case has divided the country into two factions: pro-choice and pro-life. Pro-life advocates argue that abortions are murder and extreme levels of child abuse. While pro-choice advocates believe abortions are a justifiable means to end pregnancies. The pro-choice argument is that the fetus is not yet a human being and its rights should not override that of the mother’s. An importance on
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Chapter 1 Critical Thinking Assignment Write out your answers and submit them using the Dropbox in a RTF or Word doc format under the Assignment Course Tools under Critical Thinking Assignment One (where it will be worth a maximum of twelve points. Should America export its version of democracy? Write as if you are telling the president what kind of foreign policy to follow. In order to make a convincing argument‚ you will need to tell him why this course of action should be followed. To do this
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