Arguments

present an argument especially political arguments. It gives the speaker more credibility, appeals to the emotions of the audience, and makes his/her argument more logical. Using a life experience as evidence in a political argument is known as an “autobiographical political argument.” Doron Taussig analyzes the use of this type of argument in a series of blogs entitled We are the 99 percent and We are the 53 percent. From his readings it would seem that autobiographical political arguments are…

part of the rhetorical argument because it truly expresses the feelings of the writer to the audience and easily allows them to absorb the material due to the emotion filled with writing. Pathos is defined as the power of speech, literature, and other forms of expression of evoking a feeling of sympathy and compassion from the reader. The essay will demonstrate how the effective use of pathos will strengthen arguments. Pathos is the strongest of the three rhetorical arguments because it reveals…

Exercise 1. A deductive argument may be (a) Valid and sound 2. A valid, deductive argument may have (a) true premises and a true conclusion (b) False Premises and a True Conclusion 3. An inductive argument logically guarantees the truth of its conclusion (b) False 4. In deductive reasoning is when you provide premises that are presume to be true to get a guarantee truth of the conclusion in order to be valid. A example of the od a deductive agreement is 1. Humans are mortal 2. Carlos is human…

When analyzing an argument we must “judge the claim that’s made and the reasons offered for it.” (Porter, 2002, pg. 2) A claim needs a foundation of support before it should be believed. Strong, valid arguments should be free of contradictions and logical fallacies. While analyzing the argument “A Discourse on God”, I will show the different components that are that are weak. I will point out the fallacies within the arguments and explain why they would be considered fallacious. Throughout the…

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…

Zaid Alsubaie Professor David Dahl Hansson Composition II 04 April 2016 The Problem We All Live With This argument essay is about the integration of black as well as white students at school beyond color discrimination. This American Life is actually a radio show which is programmed for American public. “The Problem We All live with” is 58th episode of this radio show and it discusses segregation in education in 2015. The program is composed to interview an investigative reporter at The New…

The cosmological argument is one theory for the existence of God; it is based upon the existence of a unique being, which is commonly referred to as God. This based upon facts regarding causation, contingency, motion, change and finitude relative to the processes within the universe. In this essay I am going to describe the arguments of Aristotle, one of the founders of this argument and Leibniz, who argues for the principle of sufficient reason; a theory that goes hand in hand with the…

Analyses of arguments require an evaluation of another person’s argument. The analysis task presents an individual with a short passage where he or she makes a case for a given action taken or interprets the events to provide supporting evidence. An individual who does the analysis of an argument has the duty to examine the existing claims and assess them critically. The major points considered during an analysis of an argument are evaluating the existing logical connections and evidence used.…

Nancy Wood’s published her book, Perspective on Argument, in 1995. Throughout the text, Wood refers to a variety of books that help further the reader’s understanding. She cites these sources with footnotes, as they are located at the bottom of each page. She uses small sections of a variety of sources. Also, Wood uses sources published in the 1990’s. This shows that Wood uses sources as recent and accurate as possible to enhance her writing. Throughout the chapter, Wood uses a combination of…

popular deceiver argument, and Jonathan Vogel’s response to it. In his article, Vogel describes the deceiver argument and talks the reader through what it is and what it is trying to explain. After he does this, Vogel then goes on to reject the deceiver argument, claiming that premise two of the argument is false. The responses that have been put forth are then discussed by Vogel, most likely trying to come up with a response he deems worthy of being the best response to the deceiver argument.…