Essay #3 – Writing an Argument 1 WRITING ASSIGNMENT – DIGITAL NATION 1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Within a single generation‚ digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture‚ from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war. But is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? And is our 24/7 wired world causing us to lose as much as we’ve gained? In Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier‚ FRONTLINE
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Examine the concepts of normality and abnormality Examine – consider an argument or concept in a way that uncovers the assumptions and interrelationships of the issue Introduction Normality refers to conformity to regular patterns of behavior therefore abnormality applies to behavior that doesn’t conform Mental health professionals still face the struggle of labeling patients to be abnormal There are five concepts which highlight abnormality 1. Statistical abnormality 2. Deviation from social
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opinion. The bottom half represent the lesser of reality‚ which includes perception and imagination‚ along with physical objects and shadows. The upper half includes metaphysics‚ higher forms‚ mathematical forms‚ epistemology‚ understanding and thinking. His theory of Forms involves images‚ sensible objects‚ concrete forms and abstract forms. Images are the lowest form of knowledge. Images only provide us with opinion and imagination. Sensible objects comes next which provides us with seeing something and
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School of Arts and Humanities PSYC101 Introduction To Psychology 3 Credit Hours 8 Weeks Prerequisites: None Table of Contents Instructor Information Course Materials Course Description Evaluation Procedures Course Scope Course Outline Course Objectives Policies Course Delivery Method Academic Services Course Description (Catalog) PSYC101 Introduction to Psychology (3 hours) This course introduces students to the art and science of Psychology. Course
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THE TYPES OF ARGUMENTS Normally we classify all arguments into one of two types: deductive and inductive. Deductive arguments are those meant to work because of their pattern alone‚ so that if the premises are true the conclusion could not be false. All other arguments are considered to be inductive (or just non-deductive)‚ and these are meant to work because of the actual information in the premises so that if the premises are true the conclusion is not likely to be false. The difference is
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I do not find any of the traditional proofs for God’s existence persuasive‚ and I will go over each argument one at a time to explain why I do not find them persuasive‚ starting with Anselm’s ontological argument‚ then Aquinas’ cosmological argument‚ and finally Paley’s teleological argument. First‚ Anselm’s ontological argument is not persuasive because the argument can be used to prove things that do not exist. The faulty logic is shown in Gaunilo’s Lost Island Objection because instead of putting
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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 argument includes Single-perspective argument‚ when a
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Anselm’s most famous work was a book called the Proslogion in which he outlines his Ontological argument in the form of a prayer spoken directly to God. As a firm believer in God‚ Anselm wished to prove God’s existence and confirm his strong faith by using logic and reason. The Ontological argument is a priori and is based on deductive reasoning because it seeks to prove the existence of God from the understanding of the attributes of the God of classical theism. Chapter Two of the Proslogion introduces
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Hi Sherry‚ You discovered an interesting example from Obama. You have justified your points‚ providing supportive reasoning behind your thoughts. You were able to link theory with practical application and real-world settings. However‚ remember that in an inductive argument‚ you cannot guarantee the conclusion. A deductive argument follows the if “this” than “that” format‚ so it must be true. Please see my attached comments regarding 1 premise/conclusion issue‚ 1 strict/loose‚ and 3 in part
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a) Explain key ideas in the Design Argument for the existence of God. (30 Marks) b) Assess the view that science has made the Design Argument a failure. (15 Marks) “With such signs of forethought in the design of living creature‚ can you doubt they are the work of choice or design?” (Socrates) The Design argument looks at the order and purpose‚ or telos‚ in the world and states that it implies that there must be a designer who made the world ‘just right’ for human existence. Religious believers
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