existing knowledge and is a syllogism‚ consisting of three sections‚ two premises and a conclusion based on those premises. As reason is most frequently associated with logic‚ there are two different ways in which we base our logic on. Deductive knowledge is going from the general to the specific while inductive knowledge is going from the specific to the general. The biggest problem with logic is that your conclusion can be valid but not true. For example‚ your syllogism could be: Socrates is a man-
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inductive/deductive reasoning‚ syllogisms) You can hit all of these questions if you can remember the following acronyms: SOAPSTone DFosSR PELIDS S Speaker O Occasion A Audience P Purpose S Subject Tone (Author’s attitude evident through . . .) D Diction (Word Choice) Fos Figures of Speech S Syntax R Rhetoric (identified as . . .) P Pathos E Ethos L Logos I Inductive D Deductive S Syllogisms For your Rhetorical analysis
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Reasoning Reasoning is a method of coming to conclusions by the use of logical argument. There are three basic form of reasoning: inductive‚ deductive and the combination of both called inductive/deductive (Walliman & Baiche‚ 2001). Inductive and Deductive Reasoning Inductive Reasoning Inductive reasoning is one method of reasoning that researchers use. It is based on making a conclusion or generalization based on a limited number of observations. Thus‚ it produces from the specific to the general
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Rhetoric Rhetorical Theory centered on the 4th Century BC writings of Aristotle. Aristotle’s Rhetoric was the seminal work which was later revised by others including Kenneth Burke (dramatism) and Toulmin (argument model). George A. Kennedy (2004) wrote the most respected‚ authoritative and explanatory translation of Aristotle’s Rhetoric but an older translation by W. Rhys Roberts (1954) is available online for free. Aristotle’s mentor‚ Plato (385 BC)‚ reacted to the
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April 20th‚ 2012 3rd AP Language and Composition Leggett Argumentation and Logical Fallacies Emotional Appeals Scare Tactics= Coercing a favorable response by preying upon an audience’s fears. Anti-drug commercial- This is your brain. These are drugs. This is your brain on drugs. (with the appropriate pictures. Either or choices= making an audience choose between one choice or the other. “Either you’’’ do this or I’ll leave you. Slippery Slope= A fallacy in which a course of action is objected
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Questions on “The Failure of White Activism” by Stokely Carmichael Carmichael begins with an insult. Explain what is the “white ghetto of the west.” Then‚ explain why he would choose to begin in such a confrontational manner. The white ghetto of the west is a reference to the poor white Americans that live in the Appalachian mountains. Carmichael could have felt comfortable saying this little joke because his audience was probably mostly black people. Explain the main rhetorical strategy of paragraph
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ENG122: Composition II An Introduction to Argument English 122: Composition II An Introduction to Argument Argument and Rhetoric An argument can take many forms. It is‚ at its root‚ a method for communicating a singular position with evidence‚ logic‚ and persuasion. There are essential elements to all valid arguments‚ though they may take different forms. 1. Claim 2. Evidence 3. Counterargument 4. Rebuttal A successful argument depends upon the delicate balance between these elements. Imagine a
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Mental process - the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"‚ "the cognitive operation of remembering". MAJOR MENTAL PROCESSES * Thinking * is a process by which a new mental representation is formed through transformation of information by complex interaction of the mental attributes of judging‚ abstracting‚ reasoning‚ imagining‚ and problem solving. Thinking about our thoughts and feelings‚ about our situations
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Ethos‚ Logos‚ Pathos: Three Ways to Persuade Edlund‚ J.R. (n.d.) Ethos‚ Logos‚ Pathos: Three Ways to Persuade. Cal Poly Ponoma. Retrieved on November 22‚ 2010 from http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/lgarret/3waypers.htm Over 2‚000 years ago the Greek philosopher Aristotle argued that there were three basic ways to persuade an audience that you were right: ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos. Ethos: The Writer’s Character or Image [presenter] The Greek word ethos is related to our word ethics or ethical
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exegesis: the study and interpretation of a text. Medieval philosophy took a theocentric approach that encompasses God and the Bible/religious scriptures as the subject of study. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle‚ used syllogism in his teachings. The most famous syllogism This approach to learning was completely discarded by the thinkers in the Enlightenment
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