5 Overview exercise ……………………………. Article …………….……………………… Close study exercise ……………………. 4 2 7 WRITING (Argument) ………………............... Suitable Topics for an Argument ……………. Elements of an Argument ……………………. Rational or Emotional Appeal ……………. Dealing with your Opponents ……………. Discovering the Pros & Cons ……………. Organization of an Argument ……………. Strong Argument ……………………. Balanced Argument ……………………. Writing tips ……………………………. Being Concise ……………………………. Using Specific Detail ……………………. 7 7 10 10 11
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1. What are the four goals of Rogerian argument, and how do they differ from those of traditional argument? The four goals of Rogerian is for writers to let readers know they understand, show the readers have a valid point to a certain extent, show that both parties have the same principles in significant ways, and to propose solutions from both parties that can be agreed on. The difference in Rogerian and traditional is that traditional stand on its belief and attempts to sway the audience whereas
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your final papers—which I hope will help you all write successful papers. You may select any argument from the authors or class discussion up to the paper deadline. It need not be an author’s central argument, but any argument that struck you as true or false but which you thought needed further defense or further criticism. The point is to take an argumentative stand—that is, commit to a certain argument either for or against something—and show that you can defend taking that stand. I. Short
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claim that “we commend a statement as true when it passes the tests that our community uses to distinguish what is true from what is false” (416). In other words, this argument implies that a person can accept anything as truth, provided that it is compatible with the standards of validity that are adopted by a group. Overall, this argument should not be overlooked because it highlights the unreliability of human knowledge; nevertheless, its relativism can be used to justify absurd or even atrocious ideas
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fetuses are canine. Any canine is an animal that must be on a leash. Therefore, all dog fetuses are animals that must be on a leash. Exposition: A categorical syllogism is, by definition, an argument with three categorical terms occurring within it. Each such term occurs in two statements in the argument, and the middle term is the one that occurs in both premisses but not in the conclusion. Since each term occurs twice in a syllogism, if any term is ambiguous it is possible that it occurs with
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healthier than teens that do not. Next, I will examine how sports help to build self-confidence and leadership skills. Finally, I will refute the main argument that sports does not help keep teens out of trouble. II. Body Playing sports can help to improve the general health of teens. 1. First piece of evidence that supports Argument #1 i. In a study conducted by the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition published in 2013, statistics found that ii. Over 12.5
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CONSTRUCTIVE SPEECH (NEGATIVE-PRACTICABILITY) Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon. Lovely to see you all here today. Let me begin by defining what Political dynasty is according to the section 3 of the senate bill no. 2649 since it is stated in the constitution itself to have a law that clearly define this. "Political Dynasty" - shall exist when a person who is the spouse of an incumbent elective official or relative within the second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity of an incumbent
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Abstract A fallacy is an argument that uses poor reasoning. An argument can be fallacious whether or not its conclusion is true. A fallacy can be either formal or informal. An error that stems from a poor logical form is sometimes called a formal fallacy or simply an invalid argument. My paper will involve the fallacy of false cause, fallacy of accident, and fallacy of equivocation and amphiboly. It will gives examples on how there are many connections of the world and the fallacies. Fallacies
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precisely to the points that were specified. 2. DO focus on understanding and applying the arguments and concepts in the course materials. DON’T just repeat arguments verbatim from the book. I want you to refer to the book in your answers, however I don’t want you to just copy an argument out of the book and feel like you answered the objection. Explain how this argument from the book answers this particular claim. 3. DO take the article seriously and treat
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with your own established beliefs already in mind. Cooperative enterprise – two people have opposing views; one person sets his beliefs aside and help the other to strengthen his argument. Critical reasoning misconceptions – it’s too rigid or linear, it supposes that there is a right and wrong point of view. Argument – reasons for believing something or acting in a certain way If the author is attempting to state what has happened, or what is the case, or what something is like, he is engaged
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