murder case. Juror 8 is willing to stand alone with his vote “not guilty”. Trying to avoid the winner’s course, he demanded a conversation about the case despite the clear 11-1 vote on the guilt of the defendant. Juror 8 discredits his opponents’ arguments and uncovers their constraint thinking, he uncovering doubtful evidence, alienating hardliners and engaging in conversations. In the conversation it becomes obvious that not every juror bases his decision on the same facts, and therefore it is not
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Logic = science that evaluates arguments Argument = group of statements, with premises claimed to support conclusions [also inference] Statement = sentence that is either true or false [also proposition] Premise = statement setting forth reasons or evidence Conclusion = statement that the evidence is claimed to support or imply Arguments and non-arguments Arguments must have a factual claim and an inferential claim. The following are not arguments: · warnings or advice · belief
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fallacy does not apply to situations where there are only two rival claims and one has already been falsified, then we may justly establish the truth of the other even if we cannot find evidence for or against it. (appeal to pity) In offering an argument, pity is appealed to. Usually this happens when people argue for special treatment on the basis of their need. E.g. a student argues that the teacher should let him/her pass the examination because he/she needs it in order to graduate. Of course
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Brandon Greulich Critical Thinking What are Arguments I found the article quite intriguing and I found myself agreeing with it 100 percent. One of the arguments that he presents is that athletes should be able to sell their own jerseys if they want to. So what if a football player makes more for his than a soccer player, that is a lesson in supply and demand Mike argues. I also agree with this argument in the fact that it is your jersey with your name on it, you should be able to do whatever
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TOPICS Choose one (1) of the follow two passages. These passages are also available as separate Word documents and PDFs posted to week 13A of the Moodle course site. PASSAGE 1 Downloading Movies from the Internet for Free is Wrong! Adapted from: “Downloading music from the internet” by Dr. Asher Meir from The Jewish Ethicist. http://www.besr.org/ethicist/downloadmusic.html It is wrong to download copyright protected movies from the Internet for free using peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing
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my arguments with facts and figures and gain the confidence of the person. I wish I were a good orator and frame the sentences with words that are hitting the right notes. A charismatic orator has a great influence on his listeners and the listeners will be keenly waiting for each word coming out. The listener hooking on to your words is the first sign that I have an upper hand on them. This gives me lot of confidence to present my observations to the table and sail through the arguments. Charisma
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Claims Quiz I CRT 205 Week 2 Claims and Arguments Quiz CRT 205 Week 2 Defining Terms Quiz I CRT 205 Week 2 Subjectivism and Value Judgments Quiz CRT 205 Week 2 Chapter Review Quiz CRT 205 Week 3 Analyzing Credibility CRT 205 Week 4 More Fallacies Quiz I CRT 205 Week 4 More Fallacies Quiz II CRT 205 Week 4 Psychological Fallacies Quiz I CRT 205 Week 5 Categorizing Fallacies CRT 205 Week 5 Identifying Fallacies Checkpoint CRT 205 Week 6 Argument Quiz I CRT 205 Week 6 Deductive Inductive
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fake returns for cash. Employer values honesty, integrity, responsibility and strong work ethics because it enable the company to operate smoothly and earn profit. 2. What are the main arguments you are trying to counter? That is, what reasons and rationalizations will you encounter? The main argument I am trying to counter is if it wasn’t for John, the night manager who had put in a good word for George, he might have not get the job. Therefore, one would say George should not be ungrateful
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ability of the Senator to create plausible economic reform. One of these actions is part of personal life, the other is an action specific to professional life. 7. Everyone else is getting rid of TV therefore we should too. Band Wagon The only argument presented is to do it because everyone else is doing it. This type of statement has no justification. 8. Because of the recent shootings in schools and theaters, we can conclude that these are
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Miller’s use of fallacy of the false alternative emphasizes the guilt the court pours onto Mary Warren. Mary simply answers “no” to the false accusations presented to her (Miller 101). However, The fallacy of the false alternative escalates Danforth’s argument to the point in which he accuses Mary as a liar. The pressing of Danforth towards Mary reveals how Danforth will not easily accept an excuse for Mary’s actions. Additionally, the uses of a fallacy of the false alternative results in a person’s seemingly
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