Argumentation theory

Outline (Pages 85-119) Staking a Claim Every argument has a claim, also called an assertion or proposition. A claim is different from a topic or subject in that a claim has to be arguable. Stating your informed opinion about a topic meaning going from a simple topic to a claim. Noting that neither a published author nor a student writer is likely to develop a strong claim is important. Taking notes and brainstorming allows us to develop positions on issues. It would allow you to take a…

The third fallacy in Twelve Angry Men is a Guilt by Association which does not have a latin translation. A Guilt by Association fallacy is grouping people together and then making a judgement on the group as a whole. The character who used this fallacy in the film Twelve Angry Men was The Stockbroker. The Stockbroker said “Slums are breeding ground for criminals” The Stockbroker’s quote was a Guilt by Association because he is taking the fact of where the boy grew up and grouping him with…

It was the morning of the tournament. I was nervous as it was my first one I had ever been to. I didn't know what to expect and I was nervous but confident that I would do well. I drove to Moline High School and met up with other members of the debate team. As I walked outside to the bus I could feel how cold it was outside. It was 5 AM so I was tired and I took a short nap on the bus. I woke up when everyone else woke up and started talking to my debate partner Lance about our strategy for the…

Red Herring The first fallacy is an example of a Red Herring, which has no latin translation. A red herring is a fallacy that draws the argument away from the issue currently being discussed to an argument that the person feels they can better relate to. The Yankee was the character in the movie that used this Red Herring fallacy. The Yankee used a Red Herring fallacy when he talked about having tickets to the ball game and wanting to get out of the jury as quick as possible to ensure that he…

Teachers loved calling me a contrarian when I was younger. Back then, I loved to argue with people. I needed my opinions to be acknowledged and my ten-year-old voice to be heard, so it didn’t matter to me what exactly my opinions were, and what my voice was saying. As I’ve grown up, I’ve formed my own original opinions and ideas to share. However, arguing isn’t always effective, and my persuasion skills are far from perfect. I still wanted to make my voice heard and persuade people to see my…

In “Spot Fallacies: The Seven Deadly Logical Sins”, Jay Heinrichs tries to warn the people of the common fallacies that are used in one’s daily life and tries to explain how they can be caught. Mainly Heinrichs targets politics and the tactics that infest politics. He is speaking to the common voter on how politicians use these fallacies can be caught and disproven, so citizens will not be led astray. Aside from his whole article Heinrichs breaks it down to “Bad proof, Bad conclusion, Disconnect…

Inductive Fallacies A. Lurch: “Why don’t you take an analgesic for your terrible headache, Fester?” Fester: “You know that nature’s way is best, Lurch. It’s not wise to interfere with Mother Nature.” Lurch: “So you are just going sit there and suffer?” Fester: “I’m going to let nature take its course because the natural way is obviously the best way.” This is the example of the “relativist fallacy”. Fester rejects a claim by asserting that the claim might be true for Lurch and for others, but…

Logical Fallacy, Exactly? The word "fallacy" comes from the Latin "fallacia" which means "deception, deceit, trick, artifice," however, a more specific meaning in logic (a logical fallacy) that dates back to the 1550s means "false syllogism, invalid argumentation." http://pcl.stanford.edu/campaigns/2016/?adv=Donald+Trump%E2%80%99s+Argument+for+America In this ad “Trump Argument for America” supported by Trump campaign was published on November 06 2016. In the ad Trump was attacking his…

Many types of argument exist; however, all of them classify as one of the following a forensic argument, a ceremonial argument, or a deliberative argument. A forensic argument tends to be about past events just like in the article published in The New York Times, “Rail Industry Had Safety Technology Decades Ago.” Ron Nixon, a New York Times writer, has earned an credible reputation by publishing many articles in the well known established newspaper. A ceremonial argument comes up in the article…

While both arguments are very convincing and have many good points, I did not find one argument to be more convincing than the other. There is one point in Page’s argument that particularly stood out to me. Page says, “it is unlikely that poets at Court or in the market-place would tell of the participation of the great families on the mainland, if their audience knew that the great families had not participated.” She makes a fair point, why would these Court Poets write about these people and…