Wishful thinking

Outline and critically discuss Descartes’ dreaming argument and evil demon argument Descartes’ presents two sceptical arguments as part of his hopes of laying a solid Epistemology based foundation on which the sciences can be built. While the arguments themselves are valid there are issues with Descartes’ logic both in the finer detail of what he writes and in the bigger picture of his arguments. The dreaming argument consists of a line of reasoning based on our lack of ability to firmly know…

I see myself as making some reading progress and greater wring progress. In reading I have learned new strategies for understanding read material. Such strategies are identifying author’s thesis and main ideas, annotating, creating an outline, summarizing, and recognizing author’s ideas. In writing I have made progress in volume of my papers. I have learned how to open an essay, how to write an effective thesis statement, how to develop my outline and topic sentences, how to develop paragraphs,…

Nisbett is analepsis, Analepsis is the use of a phrase over and over again to make a point. He uses the words “Westerners” and “Easterners” throughout the book multiple times to get the audience to understand the big difference between the thinking process of Asians and Americans. In the beginning of the book he is explaining the greek world, thought process and the way they run their society. Then in the second chapter he is explaining the Chinese and their origins, world and thought process…

Anna Quindlen uses many styles to successfully address the problem of hunger in America. The essay itself is more informative and eye-opening than it is persuasive. However, she uses rhetoric appeals to ultimately and effectively persuade us to her call to action. Anna is an experienced writer, having received many awards for her works, but that is not what makes her credible in this essay. She carefully uses ethos to show that she should be and the essay should be taken seriously, besides her…

Why are people in the under-thirty generation not as hardworking and driven as the people from earlier generations? People in the last thirty years have been becoming dumber. Sources A, D, and G talk about how why under-thirty generation is the dumbest. They say that the under-thirty generation is the dumbest because they have many more resources that they can use to get things done, so they don’t have to put in as much effort. The under-thirty generation is the dumbest because technology is…

Essay Template (3 Paragraphs) Directions: You are to write a three-paragraph argument essay which addresses the debatable issue: Mass Incarceration is the moral equivalent of slavery. Use the argument writing template below as a guide, but you will write your essay on separate paper or by creating a Google Doc using the template. The template itself is on the back side and you may refer to it while you write your essay. In your first paragraph you will: 1) Introduce the issue and…

The Mystery of Stephan Paddock’s Brain was published in the days following Mr. Stephan Paddock’s October 1st, 2017 mass killings spree of 58 people and leaving 851 injured. The article delves into the possible biological and psychological components which could have played a role in his decision-making processes. Given that the article was published less than a week after the shootings, it is plausible that the author did not have the proper diagnostic information to make educated assumptions…

If a person believes something their whole life, evidence and facts contrary, can’t change their belief. This has proven true for countless people of many different societies. Whether denying global climate change or believing four leaf clovers bring good luck, many people have an instinctive design that makes them steadfast in their comfortable ungrounded beliefs. I witness this ideology firsthand, due to the fact, that my dad is a devout vitamin supplement consumer. He takes about eight…

“Sorry I’m late, traffic was crazy!” That excuse has been used by everyone at least once. There are many people who use excuses like that all the time because they have no responsibility for themselves. There are a couple people who never use excuses, those people are vulnerable and accept when they do wrong. The Achievement Habit by Bernard Roth has many examples of ethos, pathos, and logos in chapter 2, “Reasons are Bullshit” and makes an effective argument by using Aristotle’s rhetorical…

Decisions are made everyday by humans some are easy others are impossible to choose, and there is a great deal of influences that go behind a decision. However in Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, Gladwell shows the reader different ideologies of various tactics of decision making with contrasting influences, furthermore Gladwell establishes the power of snap judgements with ideas from the book. Gladwell seeks to persuade the reader to employ his concepts of decision making in everyday life, using…