learned what the meaning of an argument was along with the term valid and sound argument. Many people might have their own opinion on what an argument is but in Humanities an argument is a list of reasons that fit together in a particular way to support some conclusion. In everyday situations‚ when two people have an argument‚ it means they disagree about something‚ but in this case argument means dispute. An argument is mostly used in politics. When it comes to what a valid argument is and what a sound
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In the nature vs. nurture argument people can take either side of the argument‚ while some may take both sides. The nature side of the argument refers to human traits one gets biologically through their parents and cannot be altered or changed in any way‚ while the nurture side of the argument is the process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something. In my view of this argument I take both sides nature and nurture. While some may say that to argue this paper
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To what extent is the cosmological argument weak? Although the cosmological argument is a strong argument for the theory that the universe it is a weak argument for the existence of the classical theological God. Thomas Aquinas was a very important man to the cosmological argument; it was him who came up with some of the strongest theories to support the argument. He came up with his five proofs which to him proved the cosmological argument to be true. One of his proof was the ‘cause’ proof
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Federalist Argument By James Beasley I have chosen the federalist point of view to portray in this argument. I have chosen this side of the argument because‚ the federalist stood for the voice of the people. They wanted equally spoken opinions of all people from any social class. Another reason why I have chosen the federalist point of view is due to the fact that they wanted a stronger central government. They also disagreed with factions which went against American values. In the following I
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By examining dualism‚ idealism‚ and physicalism‚ it becomes clear that idealism has the best arguments in its favor and has the fewest philosophical problems. George Berkley‚ Rene Descartes‚ and J.J. C. Smart were philosophers who were trying to understand the relationship between the mind and the body. George Berkeley believed there are no mind independent objects‚ and that everything that exist only exist through one’s perceptions. Rene Descartes thought that the mind and body had a causal relationship
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A solid argument consists of a claim‚ reasons/evidence and conclusion. “Reasons are beliefs‚ evidence‚ metaphors‚ analogies‚ and other statements offered to support or justify conclusions. When a writer has a conclusion she wants you to accept‚ she must present reasons to persuade you that she is right and show you why. You cannot determine the worth of a conclusion until you identify the reasons” (Browne & Keeley‚ 2012‚ p.28). Absent reasons or conclusion the argument is weak‚ unclear‚ pointless
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cannot help us identify moral truths? 4. What problems does Regan think arise from basing our moral judgments on the word of God? 5. What does Regan say could possibly establish someone’s authority regarding moral judgments? 6. Why does Cahn think that belief in God does not necessarily make our moral obligations clear? 7. “If God exists‚ then we can at least know that murder is wrong.” Does Cahn agree or disagree with this statement? What reasons does he give for his opinion? 8. To
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In chapters four and five to “they say” Three ways to respond to “yes/no/okay‚ but” and Distinguishing what you say from what they say. “And Yet” Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstien and Russel Durst say that “you need to be an expert in a field to have an argument at all” (p‚55). Are they referring to an actual job like a lawyer? where they are good on arguing about a certain topic. You must have some sort of topic to go off of to argue your case‚ and to make it believable for others. As for agreeing
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ARGUMENTS VS EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATIONS An explanation is a group of statements that try to show how or why something is or will be the case. Specifically‚ we use an explanation when we try to explain what makes a claim true. The event or the phenomenon in question is usually accepted as a matter of fact. Explanations do NOT prove why something is the case. Every explanation is composed of two parts: The explanandum (a statement that describes the event that is supposed to be explained)‚ and
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In academic writing‚ an argument is usually a main idea‚ often called a “claim” or “thesis statement‚” backed up with evidence that supports the idea. In most college papers‚ one needs to make some sort of claim and use evidence to support it. One’s ability to do this will separate a good paper from other papers. We use argument in everyday life to convince somebody of my ideas or opinion‚ convince our teachers we deserve a better grade. A better argument is accomplished if no emotion is involved
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