Argumentation theory

A logical fallacy is a flaw in reasoning. During weak arguments logical fallacy is used to make an argument appear to be stronger than it actually is. There are several different kinds fallacies but I will be focusing on three. Straw man, false cause, and appealing to emotion are the three that I have chosen. The first fallacy is known as Straw man. Straw man is defined as misrepresenting a persons argument to make it much easier to attack or retaliate against it. An example of this would…

An argument is defined as an exchange of diverging or opposite views. The word comes from the latin verb, arguere, which means to make clear or prove. However in 14th Century France, the word adopted a more dynamic concept and definition, familiar to today's connotation. As France transitioned into the Renaissance Age, a time influenced by intellectual reasoning, a valid argument required relevant and reputable evidence with a formidable rebuttal to scrutiny. Caroline Bird, in her essay…

Argumentation has been long an area of interest for the human society, as the need to be able to form a persuasive argument became more apparent. It is a topic that has been explored and studied since the era of the ancient Greece by philosophers to the extent that it was an accepted part of the western education. While argumentation is a form of discourse that is defined as the act of forming arguments and conclusions, it is a broad definition that includes various types of dialogues where…

The Enlightenment period was disastrous for the Church, as skepticism rose in the scientific community; the ecclesiastics struggled to explain the inconsistencies in the doctrines of Christianity and its many diverging theories. Under the fire of the Enlightenment, the Devil lost all credibility and almost disappeared as progress were made in multiple fields of science; to cope with the rising skepticism, Christianity had to adapt and change its outdated traditions which ultimately was more…

Introduction Forming written arguments isn’t always a simple task for elementary students. Developing students’ writing isn’t easy either but having enough scaffolding and making sure the expectations are clear help students along the way. There are many ways in which we can help students develop their informational writing. Through argument and discussion students can learn how to question other people’s ideas and thoughts, develop and formulate their own ideas, and refine them. Teachers…

His main idea is that the only thing humans have done is exterminate the brutes, or the inferior races. He then goes on to explain that humankind would then try to condone their actions with scientific theories and argumentation. Lindqvist is mainly discussing one problem, which is why people believe that they are more distinguished and why they think this gives them the right to exterminate others who are variant or of a lesser social class. This question still…

issues advocating against the abstract question of reality. In contrast, the aim of modern science has been, by employing the scientific method, to establish reality beyond any doubt. As a result, the public commonly accepts scientific findings and theories as undisputable truths. However, the certainty of modern science is misleading and continues to leave the question of reality open for…

What are the methods of Inquiry? Basically, methods of inquiry are different ways an investigator can gather information for his/her case whether it’s a normal routine investigation or trying to reconstruct a past crime scene. Outside resources such as forensic scientists, computer technicians or anthropologist could be used in order to validate evidence collected. The scientific method is a great tool to use when trying to reconstruct a crime scene. The scientific method is not only for…

Observation of a 5-year-old Purpose The purpose of this observational study is to gain perspective of the various theories of development that were taught in class. Also, to help the observer understand that observational research is complex and difficult to describe a five-year-old female child objectively. The observation took place in the child’s home for one hour while her parents were present during the study thus, the mother can sign the permission slip. Descriptive information The child…

How does science play in the explanation of reality? It would seem in that in the era we live in now science emerged to play a very big role. Considering that it is the largest bodies of investigation we have, along with being the most socially acceptable. Although, that seems to be the issue at hand here, that science discovers things about our reality and most people at large, tend to accept the reported findings. Most people walk through life reading magazines articles that report scientific…