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    importance of the essential elements required for the formation of a valid contract A valid contract is a contract that complies with all the essentials of a contract and is binding and enforceable on all parties (Investorwords‚ n.d). Essential elements of the contract: - Agreement = Offer + Acceptance - Consideration - Intention to create legal relations A. AGREEMENT = OFFER + ACCEPTANCE In order to create a valid contract‚ there must be a ’lawful offer’ by one party and ’lawful acceptance’

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    Summary of the Ontological Argument The Ontological Argument of St. Anselm is an a priori argument; it is formulated through reason alone‚ rather than experience. This argument does not rely on external evidence or sense experience. It is deductive (universal to particular) as it draws from its argument purely from a set of premises. In the 11th century‚ St. Anselm presented his argument for the existence of God in his published work‚ the Proslogion. His work was based on 4 premises which led

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    Letter from Birmingham Jail a Rogerian Argument Traditional and rogerian argumentation approaches are very different. For instance‚ a traditional argumentation is more confrontational towards the opponent’s point of view as to rogerian argumentation more negotiable with the opponent’s point of view. Rogerian argumentation creates cooperation‚ the possibility that both sides might change‚ and a mutually advantageous outcome. However in a traditional argument the writer seeks to change the opponent

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    Claims and Arguments A. Statement- or claim is an assertion that something is or is not the case; it is either true or B. Argument- an argument is a group of statements‚ one of which is supposed to be supported by the rest. In an argument the supporting statements are known as premises; the statement being supported is known as a conclusion. C. Indicator Words- are terms that often appear in arguments and signal that a premise or conclusion may be nearby. Arguments Good and Bad

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    6.1 COMPARISON OF A POSITION ARGUMENT AND A PROPOSAL ARGUMENT |DISTINCTION |POSITION ARGUMENT |PROPOSAL ARGUMENT | |Definition of each |Proposal arguments‚ however‚ are arguments in which you |Position arguments are arguments in which you state your | | |request a change in policy or procedure of something that is|position on a certain issue and then proceed

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    describe what an effective‚ sound argument is? Refer to how a speaker or a writer gives a good reason for the audience to believe the argument is true. 2. What is rhetoric? It is the art of persuasive writing and the use of figures speech and compositional method. Define the three major rhetorical appeals? Ethos – is a plea to ethics and the means of convincing somebody of the personality. Pathos – is a plea to emotion and a way of persuading spectators of an argument through making an emotional reaction

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    dictionary‚ the word "argument" means "A statement or series of statements for or against something‚" or "A discussion in which people express different opinions about something‚" or "An angry disagreement." I completely agree with these definitions‚ except there is more to the word that may be very hard to explain. the word argument is an abstract word‚ meaning it is an intangible thing. No one can hear‚ see‚ touch‚ smell and‚ or taste an argument‚ However‚ when people hear the word argument or experience

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    (Design/creation) argument Teleological arguments are arguments from the order in the universe to the existence of God. The name “the teleological argument” is derived from the Greek word telos‚ meaning end or purpose. The most plausible suggestion is that the universe is so because it was created by an intelligent being in order to accomplish that purpose‚ than it is so to suppose that it is this way by chance. William Paley made the most cited statement of the argument‚ and he linked the

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    What Is an Argument

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    meaning of an argument was along with the term valid and sound argument. Many people might have their own opinion on what an argument is but in Humanities an argument is a list of reasons that fit together in a particular way to support some conclusion. In everyday situations‚ when two people have an argument‚ it means they disagree about something‚ but in this case argument means dispute. An argument is mostly used in politics. When it comes to what a valid argument is and what a sound argument is confusion

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    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 Anselm’s argument. The first part of the argument focuses on the definition

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