article adapted from Nancy V‚ Wood “Perspectives on Argument” the Toulmin Model of Argumentation addresses the strategic ways to take apart the argument‚ and to interpret the how and why of the argument. The Toulmin model‚ the purpose is to analyze how the function of the different parts affect the whole argument. The components of the method: thesis‚ support‚ assumption‚ audience‚ refute—counter arguments‚ and words that validate the argument. Paragraph Two: your response about which of the media
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passage in particular is a version of the design argument. This argument states that the beauty and ordered structure of nature have the potential to prove God’s existence. This reminds me of how perfectly set the earth is from the sun or how water is necessary for all life on earth. Plato’s cosmological argument basically says the entire sequence of motion in the universe must spring from some initial principle (Nagasawa‚ 118). Plato’s argument would later be revived by Thomas Aquinas as the first
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Argument Analysis for First Meditation‚ PP.41-42 1. When we are dreaming‚ such particulars as these are not true: that we are opening our eyes‚ moving our head and extending our hands. (Assumption) 2. Things seen during the slumber are like painted images. (Assumption) 3. Painted images could only have been produced in the likeness of true things. (Assumption) 4. Therefore‚ the general things of painted images are true and exist. (Conclusion from 3) 5. The general things in dreams are not imaginary
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How would you respond to Pascal’s wager? Pascal’s Wager is a hugely significant argument in apologetic philosophy‚ it relates to Blaise Pascal’s idea that all humans must wager on the existence of God with their own lives; the foundations of this argument are one of the earliest forms of game theory. The assumptions that are made in this argument are that if you do believe in God the payoff is infinite if God does in fact exist and there must be at least a slight chance that God does in fact exist
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At the first glance‚ the argument that the author stated appears to be somewhat convincing‚ but further reflection indicates that it is based on misinterpretation of the statistics. To illustrate particularly on the statistics output in the memorandum‚ the survey conducted by the Lovin’ Cupful national chain restaurant indicated that 98 percent of the customers are perfectly happy with the switch from the new powdered instant tea to the brewed ones. The imposing numbers from the statistics reveals
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My argument for not changing the current driving age is based upon three points: the varying mobility needs of each individual person and family and how the driving age affects them‚ how driving can teach responsibility and the opportunities it provides to those of driving age‚ and how instruction‚ practice‚ and experience makes a good driver‚ not age. Two of the most common arguments for raising the driving age are that teenagers are too immature
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among such same-looking people?” (Nungak 288). Puzzling‚ though the notion is‚ that we are so similar and yet have found throughout history innumerable ways to fight and kill each other. Civil wars‚ holy wars‚ or merely wars for the sake of petty arguments between kings‚ have all been waged without regard that we are all a part of humanity. One might darkly suggest that at least we don’t solely discriminate and fight wars based on racial or cultural issues‚ war seems to be blind to such things‚ and
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Thomas Paine‚ a large supporter of America during 1791‚ describes his perspective of America as a perfect utopia that lives together in harmony and produces no flaws. This however‚ is not always the case‚ as Paine’s argument can be justified as both accurate and inaccurate. One topic that Paine addresses in his piece is the topic of diversity and how people from different nations join and live peacefully with Americans‚ which is known as immigration. Nonetheless‚ Americans in today’s society have
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The fact is that living in an expensive city is a consumption choice. You hear this argument all the time from people in New York. "Rich? Hah! We’ve got four people in 1600 square feet‚ and our school bills are going to put us into bankruptcy." Many New Yorkers believe that they should be given some sort of income tax abatement because of the expense
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“Distinctive images are created for different purposes” How is this shown in your prescribed text? A composer uses techniques in order to influence and create a lasting impression on the responder. John Misto’s aim is to increase awareness of the women’s suffering during the war‚ allowing the responder to acknowledge the women‚ which will convince society to pay tribute to the women. He uses a variety of techniques which involve many senses of the responder in The Shoe-Horn Sonata to achieve this
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