Seeking to make the best possible case for his or her preferred perspective, Marilyn should have assembled some facts, or other evidence to persuade Len of the validity for her perspective. Arguments and frames began to shift, as the parties focused on refuting the other’s case. I believe, Marilyn’s argument suffered because of a lack of frame control. She failed to test different frames to determine if they fit the issue, or whether she was being improperly influenced by Len. Were Len's objectives
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Article 3: To Tattoo or Not to Tattoo (to discuss in week 4 seminar) Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow it. The increase in the number of people with tattoos is a good thing. According to a worldwide survey carried out by the HSBC bank, 46 per cent of people see tattoos as ‘self expression’. However, in the UK, 30 per cent of people described them as ‘down-market’, compared with only 7 per cent of those in the US. It must be significant that there is a large number
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concise, clear, and down to earth. 3 Revise Consider the reader Keep your mind between reader and the subject. This is fundamental. Constant and alert consideration of the probable reaction of the reader is a key point to good writing. A logical argument is that if you write good enough, your readers will merit any attention. Consider the reader wherever possible. If the proposed title, for example, means something to you; think further. Similarity, all the way through you must write for readers
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What is -- and How to Write -- a Historiographical Essay (c) Muskingum College, Department of History, 2005 Defining Historiography: Historians do not always agree about how to interpret the events and people that they study; this leads to multiple explanations, which at times, are diametrically opposed to each other. As students progress into upper-level courses in the Department of History, they must move from the mastery of facts and analysis of primary sources encouraged by lower-level
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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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(40) 4. Short Essay “The threat of an environmental crisis will be the ‘international disaster key’ that will unlock the New World Order.”[1] —Mikhail Gorbachev, Moscow, 1991 This quote forms the basis of the entire article’s arguments and theories. Will an environmental crisis be the international disaster that will take over the word? Maybe. But no one can say for certain, but seriously how scary would that be? What if this entire time there were groups forming behind the scenes planning
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