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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1. State • Deductive “Deductive reasoning is a basic form of valid reasoning. Deductive reasoning‚ or deduction‚ starts out with a general statement‚ or hypothesis‚ and examines the possibilities to reach a specific‚ logical conclusion”. • Inductive “refers to reasoning that takes specific information and makes a broader generalization that is considered probable‚ allowing for the fact that the conclusion may not be accurate. 2. Elaborate In other words deductive reasoning works from
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Valid Contracts Victoria Glaser American Intercontinental University Abstract A contact is a legal binding agreement made between two parties. A contract is only enforceable if both parties involved in the contract have agreed to give or receive something of value. When going into an agreement or contract it is important to know the type of contract. This paper will explore the various types of contracts and the meaning of each. Express or implied contracts‚ unilateral
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This essays focuses on Cleanthes’ argument from design in defence for Natural Religion. The Dialogues sets out the definition of Natural Religion. Our inquiry is about religious epistemology: how and whether we can know about God. The central claim is that through observation we can infer God’s existence and nature. Cleanthes argues that through the argument from design we can infer God’s nature (p. 53). Cleanthes’ strongest defences‚ I feel‚ are 1) Philos’ unsustainable scepticism‚ and 2) his "companions
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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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INDUCTIVE & DEDUCTIVE RESEARCH APPROACH Meritorious Prof. Dr. S. M. Aqil Burney Director UBIT Chairman Department of Computer Science University of Karachi burney@computer.org www.drburney.net Designed and Assisted by Hussain Saleem hussainsaleem@uok.edu.pk 06th March 2008 "Well begun is half done" --Aristotle‚ quoting an old proverb 2 Research Methods In research‚ we often refer to the two broad methods of reasoning as the deductive and inductive approaches. Research
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noticing here that he pre-assumes that the soul exists‚ so his central argument is not about whether the soul exists‚ but whether it is immortal. One of his arguments is that the soul is invincible‚ and invincible things can’t be destroyed‚ so the soul is immortal. I shall explain more fully this argument in the next paragraph. Then I shall offer my objection on his premise that invincible things can’t be destroyed‚ and thus how his argument of the immortality of the soul is invaid. Socrates starts by making
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Working Mothers All mothers are working mothers‚ but those who have a career away from home have an extra challenge in their life. In many families today‚ mothers continue to work because they have careers that they have spent years developing. Some mothers need to work to support their family. I’m against working mothers because she will be bad mood most of the time‚ she will not have time for her home and children‚ and can’t have fun time because she is busy every weekend. The first
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The Importance of Deductive Reasoning Carrie Phillips CRT/205 June 9‚ 2013 Matthew Sosland The Importance of Deductive Reasoning We make decisions every day that impact our lives. Some individuals‚ just do not realize how much. Whether we realize it or not‚ everything we do and say‚ is a result of a decision we have made. There is no easy way to change the fact that we make decision‚ however we can change how we approach the decision‚ resulting in better outcomes from making better
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The Ontological Argument: An explanation and critical assessment Phil 361 Lec 01 Professor: Reid Buchanan Ryley Braun‚ 10013764 April 16‚ 2010 The ontological argument is an attempt to refute skepticism of God and prove His existence through reason alone. The philosopher‚ Saint Anselm‚ presented his work on the ontological argument‚ or argument from reason‚ in his text the Proslogium. The argument‚ on the surface‚ is very logically convincing and attempts to allure even the skeptic of
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