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    The cosmological arguments are inductive arguments based on an ‘a posteriori’ premise‚ which‚ despite having been introduced many years ago‚ continue to be prevalent today. An early example of the argument is within ‘Timaeus’‚ in which Plato proposed the idea that anything that has been created must be created by a cause. These arguments are intended to prove the existence of the God of Classical Theism by explaining that God must be the first cause of the universe; the being setting the world into

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    The ontological argument proposed by Anselm‚ in Anselm’s Proslogion is a priori argument‚ meaning it does not start from a feature of the world but rather a definition of God. It seeks to move from a definition of god to the reality of god by reasoning. The first line in Anselms ontological argument is “the fool says in his heart there is no god”‚ from this Anselm can deduce that the fool has an understanding of what god is .The fool has to admit that god is that than which nothing greater can

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    Argument/Persuasion Essay (Baker Common Assessment) Argument/Persuasive Essay (Baker Common Assessment)—Have you ever noticed the ways in which media present arguments? They often make a statement without providing valid support to their claim. A sound argument makes a claim and offers reasons and evidence in support of the claim. In addition‚ it acknowledges opposing viewpoints and refutes them. Characteristics of an argument include: • an arguable‚ clearly defined‚ and narrowed issue; • a specific

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    Chapter 1: Argument Basics 1.1 Identifying Arguments The first step of the critical thinking process concerns the ability to identity arguments; this‚ in turn‚ requires that we know what an argument is. For the purposes of this text‚ we will define an argument as a set of propositions‚ one of which (the conclusion) is claimed to follow from the others (the premises). So‚ according to this definition‚ every argument has exactly one conclusion and can have any number of premises. Again‚ conclusions

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    Right vs. Wrong In Plato’s Republic‚ Book 1‚ various interlocutors make arguments on the definition of justice. Cephalus proposes the definition of justice as “speaking the truth and paying whatever debts one has incurred” (Plato‚ 331c). I will prove Cephalus’ argument true by analyzing the structure and his use of examples‚ discussing possible errors in his reasoning and finally rebutting those who disagree. Justice is knowing right versus wrong and acting on that understanding. Cephalus begins

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    rationality of God‚ I mean that the question is settled to my satisfaction. I do not have any doubts—after pondering the arguments‚ the balance of evidence and argument has a definite tilt. Although I do not claim that the Mark Howard view of the rationality of God would make a compelling case for why someone else ought to believe‚ I now am better able to articulate an argument that provides something for them to think about. I have moved beyond the realm of automatic‚ unchallenged acceptance of an

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    cosmological‚ and physio-theological. I will be focusing on the cosmological proof. Kant believes the cosmological argument is impossible due to the argument’s reliance on the ontological argument. Kant argues against the ontological proof by stating that ‘god is perfect’ does not hold since god’s perfection is contingent upon god’s existence; the argument is tautological. The cosmological argument assumes that based on our experience of this world‚ there must be something that caused everything‚ and that

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    all-powerful. What brought me to this conclusion is his inability to look at things from different perspectives which can cloud or mislead judgement. Blackburn’s main argument is that we evidently face evil in our world so clinging onto the idea of our God being perfect becomes more and more difficult the more you look into it. To support this argument‚ he brings up an example of a management team working at a school that purposely allows their students to suffer but never interferes and fixes the problem.

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    for that matter the existence. During this paper I will analyze Descartes and Paley’s arguments in comparison with David Hume’s arguments that

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    I do believe that a person can persuade others of a valid argument using emotions. As long as the person have valid facts. Their emotions can help them persuade others about the topic that they  are very passionate about. Kent did show some emotions in his speech‚ but he did not have any valid facts.  I do believe that does help if you can understand fallacies. I watched the video before I read the chapters and I felt like I was just listening to someone trying to change the way I understood life

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