Fictional Characters and Insurance Contracts
Raphael C. Galvan January 23, 2013 Phil100-B
1. Non-Argument, Piece of Advice, it’s because the statement says “strongly recommended” which is giving you an advice. 2. Non-Argument, Conditional Statement, it’s because it is an “if…then…” statement. 3. Argument
P: Fictional characters behave according to the same psychological probabilities as real people.
P: The characters of fiction are found in exotic dilemmas that real people hardly encounter.
C: Fiction provides us with the opportunity to ponder how people react in uncommon situations, and to deduce moral lessons, psychological principles, and philosophical insights from their behavior. 4. Non-Argument, Opinion, it’s because the statement is a “statement of belief” from the words “I believe” which is also called an opinion. 5. Non-Argument, Report, it’s because it is a group of statements that gives info about some situation or event. 6. Argument
P: In every insurance contract there is an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
P: The duty to so act is imminent in the contract whether the company is attending to the claims of third persons against the insured or the claims of the insured itself.
C: When the insurer unreasonably and in bad faith withholds payment of the claim of its insured, it is subject to liability in tort. 7. Non-Argument, Expository Passage, it’s because the topic of the sentence develops or elaborates on it. 8. Non-Argument, Description, it’s because the statements makes us imagine of an image of what the statements have written. 9. Non-Argument, Report, it’s because the statements are reported by a certain person. 10. Non-Argument, Illustration, it’s because the statements seem to hide as arguments but the real point is to exemplify the
1. Non-Argument, Piece of Advice, it’s because the statement says “strongly recommended” which is giving you an advice. 2. Non-Argument, Conditional Statement, it’s because it is an “if…then…” statement. 3. Argument
P: Fictional characters behave according to the same psychological probabilities as real people.
P: The characters of fiction are found in exotic dilemmas that real people hardly encounter.
C: Fiction provides us with the opportunity to ponder how people react in uncommon situations, and to deduce moral lessons, psychological principles, and philosophical insights from their behavior. 4. Non-Argument, Opinion, it’s because the statement is a “statement of belief” from the words “I believe” which is also called an opinion. 5. Non-Argument, Report, it’s because it is a group of statements that gives info about some situation or event. 6. Argument
P: In every insurance contract there is an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
P: The duty to so act is imminent in the contract whether the company is attending to the claims of third persons against the insured or the claims of the insured itself.
C: When the insurer unreasonably and in bad faith withholds payment of the claim of its insured, it is subject to liability in tort. 7. Non-Argument, Expository Passage, it’s because the topic of the sentence develops or elaborates on it. 8. Non-Argument, Description, it’s because the statements makes us imagine of an image of what the statements have written. 9. Non-Argument, Report, it’s because the statements are reported by a certain person. 10. Non-Argument, Illustration, it’s because the statements seem to hide as arguments but the real point is to exemplify the