Mitt Romney. On the surface‚ Gingrich is making a strong argument against Romney’s‚ in Gingrich’s words‚ “sucking up.” From a critical view‚ however‚ Gingrich actually commits one of several fallacies that often serve to weaken one’s argument. In this case‚ Gingrich uses an unsupported assertion in order to have his argument appear stronger than it actually is. A fallacy is a mistaken belief which is usually based on an unsound argument. One example of a fallacy is called an unsupported assertion
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Summary of Everything is an Argument: Everything is an Argument is a chapter dedicated in informing the reader that nearly every statement can be made into an argument. It begins with explaining the purpose of an argument; it clarifies that not every argument is about winning‚ rather it is about making a point. The take away of the point is solely up to the reader. It than goes on suggesting that arguments are meant to inform. These arguments are merely meant to inform the reader of something.
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Counter argument outline Thesis statement: in the article‚ Should parents spy on their children’s emails and texts? By Judith Woods. She mentioned many situations and experiences and I agreed on some points and disagree on many others as there were false assumptions‚ weak evidence and logical fallacies and that became a source of weakness in this article. -------------- I. Common ground: Topic sentence: the writer gets out a good topic and was convincing and simple. A. First Idea: “Kelly
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very different points. What I care about is whether you use the information in the question and from the readings and lectures to logically support your argument. Here are the rules: 1) Be entirely explicit about your arguments. Don’t expect me to draw conclusions for myself‚ I won’t. 2) Make sure that your arguments have validity‚ that is‚ they are based on evidence/examples/truths that are observable in real world. 3) Be clear and concise. Don’t try to use complex words or long
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reasons‚ going against independence seems like the better choice for the colonies. The arguments for independence are
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The claim that is introduced needs more evidence and numbers to back it up. As the argument is currently presented‚ it dismantles itself. It states that "many lives may be saved" if individuals were inoculated against the disease but that there is only a "small possibility that a person will die as a result of the inoculations." A person viewing this with a critical eye‚ can immediately see that in this language‚ the amounts of lives saved by this inoculation will far outnumber the potential deaths
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People who want to keep in touch with friends and family commonly use Social Networking sites. The most popular of these sites include‚ Classmates‚ MySpace‚ Friendster‚ Live Journal‚ Twitter and the most common‚ Facebook. Facebook allows users to connect to others by sharing pictures‚ blogs‚ videos‚ interests and more and has taken over American teens and even adults. There have been sites long before Facebook was created but this fairly new site has become the most popular today by far. Since 2004
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Outlining a Satirical Argument First off‚ before we get any further into this argument and things are stated‚ I must make it very clear – I’m a 100% against trying to put any type of force against our right by the Constitution to bear arms. The biggest question I have that pertains to this subject is always “Do people seriously think gun control is going to make any type of positive affect on this country?” I mean‚ seriously‚ think about it. No‚ I don’t mean think about it in a way that you actually
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football game between the Bears and the Seahawks. The argument is simple and easy. The premises are: 1. If Shaun Alexander is not in the game on Sunday night against the Bears‚ then the Seahawks will lose. 2. Shaun Alexander will not be in the game on Sunday night against the Bears. Then the conclusion is: The Seahawks will lose to the Bears on Sunday night. This is a simple argument. Premises: If not A‚ then not B. Not A. Conclusion Not B. This argument is clearly inductive. While Shaun Alexander not
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Defense of Marriage Act The purpose of this paper is to provide a history and overview of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Next‚ I will analyze the impact that this policy has had on LGBTQ individuals. Finally‚ this paper will review support and opposition to the bill‚ which will conclude with personal views regarding this issue. History and Overview In 1993‚ Hawaii state government ruled that prohibiting same-sex marriage violated equal protections defined by the Hawaii Constitution (Pelts‚ 2014)
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