weaknesses of Aquinas’ Cosmological argument The Cosmological argument attempts to explain that something has caused the universe to exist and this First cause is what we call God. The argument begins with observations that try to support the following statements: • Everything in the universe has a cause • The universe itself must have a cause • To avoid infinite regress of causes there must be an uncaused cause • This uncaused cause is God The argument uses inductive reasoning‚ which means
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Four Functions of Management Management: Theory‚ Practice and Application August 13‚ 2005 Abstract Managers tend to one of two basic problem-solving styles: systematic or intuitive. Systematic thinkers are logical and rational. They prefer narrow and focused problems‚ step by step processes‚ rules to be followed‚ and computer programs that grind to a recommendation. Intuitive thinkers are more comfortable with solutions that just "came to" them. Compared with systematic thinkers‚ for the intuitive
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Rogerian Argument Everyone is familiar with the idea of a persuasive essay. The goal is to convince one’s audience that the writer’s point of view is correct. They use logic and their prior understanding of a subject to help argue their side on a position. When using this technique‚ the writer rarely pays attention to the feelings of those who are most likely to read the writing. Oppositely‚ Rogerian argument is attempting to find a common ground in the midst of disagreement. One tries to make sure
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underprivileged‚ the underpaid‚ and the underfed.” How did the speaker address arguments and counterarguments? Although Kane made an attempt to argue that his Boss Jim W. Gettys’ political group was in complete control of the government‚ Kane’s opinion was that the group was dishonest‚ gave the public false hope‚ and most importantly made promises to the public that the group did not intend to fulfill. Furthermore‚ Kane’s argument that if he was elected‚ “the working man‚ slum child‚ decent ordinary
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Argument: People need to be vigilant while shopping at San Antonio local Malls. Premise 1: People should be cognizant of his or her surroundings while shopping at local malls. Premise 2: Three local malls in San Antonio had incidents in the past two days. Conclusion: Therefore‚ people need to be vigilant while shopping at local malls in San Antonio. The deductive argument is true since premise 1 states people should be cognizant of his or her surroundings while shopping at malls. This argument
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THE TWO-STEP FLOW MODEL OF COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION The two-step flow of communication hypothesis was first formulated by → Paul F. Lazarsfeld and his colleagues in their classical study on the 1940 American presidential election (1944). It states that there is usually no direct influence of the mass media on the general public. Rather‚ “ideas often flow from radio and print to the opinion leaders and from them to the less active sections of the population” (Lazarsfeld 1944). This assumption
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In the first part of the assignment we were asked to identify components of arguments‚ premise and conclusion‚ for the passages. Where applicable we are to highlight key words or phrases that identify a claim as a premise or a conclusion. A premise is the support for the conclusion. (Missimer‚ 2005) The first example has several premises as follows if Sue’s baby is a boy it will be named Mark and if it is a girl it will be named Margaret. Another premise is that Sue will have a boy or girl. “So”
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The article as well as the presentation of Dr. Towns is convincing on all arguments that the Bible is the word of God. I converted to be a Christian 22 years ago when I became a believer that Christ is God. As a young child is Sunday school‚ I use to ask question to my Sunday school teacher. If the Bible is the word of God‚ why did bad things happen in the Bible if God is a good God? As a teen and staying true to my religious upbringing‚ I knew in my heart that the Bible was the word of God because
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A New Argument for Morality: A Critique The Prince‚ one of the first works of modern philosophy‚ was written in the genre of political doctrine: the Mirror of Princes. This style was reflected in the works of many writers of antiquity‚ such as Seneca and Isocrates‚ extending as far back as to the apices of traditional Western culture and civilization in Rome and Greece. As The Prince derives its thought from classical roots of political thought‚ its originality is questionable. The third chapter
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Part A – Describe the Buddha’s teaching on the nature and ending of Dukkha. The Four Noble Truths‚ Ariya-sacca‚ form the essence of the Buddha’s very first sermon which was delivered to the five ascetics in a deer park in Benares‚ after he had become enlightened. This sermon was called Dharmachakra Sutra which translates as “setting in motion the wheel of Dharma”‚ which were the Buddha’s teachings. The Four Noble Truths are called truths because‚ as well as being believed‚ they can be experienced
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