Informal logic

Socrates explains that logic will help Kreeft decide his own thoughts. After questioning Protagoras, Kreeft came to the conclusion that to have subjective truth there has to be objective truth. Socrates helps Kreeft understand the flaw in Protagoras’ philosophy by pointing out…

All of these terms are used to obtain their targeted audience’s attention, as well as persuade them to think or act a certain way. Logos is most technical and informative out of all of the Aristotelian appeals and it refers to the data, statistics, logic, and numerical values that are used within the literary work (“Introduction to Rhetorical Strategies”). For most arguments or essay’s, authors typically incorporate statistics or data into their literary works to strengthen their argument.…

In recent years, developments and innovations in technology and sciences have allowed for people to reach new depths into the Earth’s crust. In the Earth’s crust, there is an abundance of natural resources that civilization seeks in fueling in future with the use of natural gas, oil, etc. Therefore, people have taken the opportunity with new developments such as fracking to essentially extract those natural resources from the very depths of the earth. However, there are potential complications…

When one thinks of a scholar, the first people that come to mind are mathematicians, scientists, literary analysts, and other traditionally “academic” professionalists. However, these professions are not the only scholarly careers that exist. “The Case for Working with Your Hands” by Matthew Crawford is an essay which argues against the wrong perception of mechanics and other “hands-on” professions. In his essay, Crawford describes the intellectual challenges of working in a “hands-on” field and…

CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES THROUGH PLATO “Understand, then, that as we said, there are these two things, one sovereign of the intelligible kind and place, the other of the visible…. In any case, you have two kinds of things, visible and intelligible.” - Plato (Republic, 509d: page 183) In his allegory of the ‘line’ and “cave Plato defines various types of knowledge and how each is acquired. Per the allegory of the ‘line’ his forms of knowledge are broken into two major categories, each with two…

Who Am I When a person asks themselves the question, who am I? It provokes a myriad of thoughts and emotions. To truly understand the complexities of what makes a person who they are, there must be an introspective look into the very depths of the genesis of their existence. To recognize those traits and particulars is a process that encompasses a wide range of questions. Who am I? Why am I here? What makes me who I am? These are just a few of the questions that must be answered to develop a…

Nagel raises captivating inquiries in his book, "What does everything mean?" Do we live in reality? Is this present reality just as genuine as we see it to be? What is the significance of life? In the first place, we will investigate our view of the 'genuine' world and attempt to answer if that world is genuinely there or in our brains. Besides, suppose the world is genuine what's more, every other person in it, when we think about the subject of the psyche and the cerebrum; did we have that…

What it Takes to be a Stoic (An analysis of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations and the three lines that best represent how Aurelius is a Stoic) Often, the philosopher Marcus Aurelius is referred to as a stoic, or a person who believes in stoicism. Although there are many arguments of what it actually means to be a stoic, or even more basic than that, what stoicism means, it is safe to say that there are three main principles of stoicism. Those who are stoic will often believe concepts such as…

Causal arguments are always invalid since there is no guarantee of any truth between the premises and the conclusion of the statement. Causal arguments base their truth on the degree of likelihood or probability as the cause of a certain circumstance. A causal argument asserts that there exists a correlation between the occurrences of two events in a particular situation. It asserts that the occurrence of one event is dependent on the other such that occurrence of “X” happened as a result of…

The effects of fear on people and how people can be manipulated by fear are Gore’s main points in the excerpt from The Assault on Reason. Gore argues these points most effectively through his demonstration of his expertise. Both his use of personal experience and scientific research exemplify that his argument is well thought out and researched. Other interesting features of his argument that relate to his illustration of his expertise and strengthen his argument are his use of historical…