Abductive reasoning

This alternative knowledge is geometric reasoning. Geometric reasoning, in its most basic definition, is the ability to reason truth through the ability to conceptualize objects in the mind. For example, Descartes proves the existence of a triangle because no matter how he imagines a shape with three sides…

Brett Dixon Houston Phil 262 12-13-16 Final Exam Essay Hume In section four of Hume’s An Enquiry concerning human understanding Hume sets out to prove that reasoning concerning matters of fact can not exist. He starts out the section by separating the relations of ideas and matters of fact. He says that Relations of ideas are inseparable bonds created between ideas. He uses examples like three times five is half of thirty. Basically,…

Mohamad Ruda Comm 100 SEE-I: Toulmin Model Statement: The Toulmin Model is a method of informal reasoning that creates a good argument. Elaboration: In other words, The Toulmin model is composed of three main parts; data, claim, and warrant. We use this form of argument to prompt the simple man with a strong point. The first part of the Toulmin model is the data. The data is full of facts and important information. We base our argument off this information. Part two of the Toulmin Model is…

I agree with William Lyon Phelps belief on certainty. Although I agree with certainty, I acknowledge that doubt leads to answers. I believe that certainty leads to success and builds confidence. On the other hand questions lead to answers. Doubt tends to lead to experiments. When people start to doubt things they ask questions that lead experiments. Throughout the making of many innovations and inventions doubt led these experiments to find answers. The light bulb exemplifies itself as one of…

Ever wonder how Hitler came to power? Well, keep reading and you might learn a thing or two. In this essay I talk about the effects of media on humans. Disclaimer: there are many more effects than I put in this essay these are just a few. In this essay I argue that modern America as a society is full of conformist because of how easy it is to brainwash people, social media influence, and finally magazine influence. First we should talk about one of the main methods of influence that people…

"Argument" is the most fundamental concept in our study of critical thinking. We study valid and invalid forms of arguments, strong and weak arguments, causal arguments, analogical arguments, and arguments based on generalizations. The significance of arguments to critical thinking makes it important for all of us to understand the term, and its relationship to some of the basic language of the critical thinking course.Arguments are claims backed by reasons that are supported by evidence. We…

superior over instinct because instinct can lead to moral injustices like torture and punishment, you can think of a better strategy before you do something, and it is the main thing that separates our species from other animals. The first reason why reasoning is superior…

I choose to analyze the dynamic text of the video “Back Home” by Andy Grammer. When I first started this project I wanted to steer away from the typical songs my classmates were choosing. This process was hard! All my favorite songs or artist lacked dynamic text in their videos; therefore I had dig deeper and think of songs that meant something to me. After days of thinking I listened to Andy Grammer hit song “Keep your Head Up”, and immediately knew that I had to analyze one of his songs. It…

support the conclusion in an appropriate manner (Browne & Keeley, 2013). It is a fallacy, Ad Hominem Fallacy, that Mr. Ravaswami attacks Ms. Forsythe by questing her motives concerning the leadership training program. He suggests that she may be eyeing his position in the company and secretly endorsing the Aspen Institute, which Ms. Forsythe had recommended to handle the program. In the memo, there is the Straw Person fallacy as the writer tries to influence his opponent’s point of view by…

We as human beings have the tendency to be the best at what we do. We all share the characteristics or the competencies which enable us the ability to prosper in our environment. What differs is the level of sophistication we possess with each competency. Critical thinking is one of the key competencies we must all have in our arsenal of knowledge and abilities. When you are a critical thinker there is no need to have in-depth knowledge about one topic. By just having a miniscule amount of…