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Syllogisms Of Different Arguments From Authority
Inductive Reasoning: arguments from authority, from signs, and from causal inference
Instructions: Please write five syllogisms that are arguments from authority, five that are arguments from signs, and five that are causal inferences. This
is 15 syllogisms in total.
Arguments from Authority
1.
P1: According to Anne, the lake is frozen
P2: Ann is not a lier
C: Therefore, the lake is frozen
2. P1: Donald Trump said Rosie O'Donnell is disgusting inside and out
P2: Donald Trump is the president
C: Therefore, Rosie is disgusting inside and out
3.
P1: Tim said that dry ice is carbon dioxide
P2: Tim is very smart
C: Therfore, dry ice is carbon dioxide
4. P1: Amy told me that not all birds fly
P2: Amy majors in ornithology
C: Therefor,
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Essay In Defense of Food
ENGWR 301
13 February 2014
In Defense of Pollan When Michael Pollan's book The Omnivore's Dilemma was published, many readers began questioning him for advice on what
they should eat in order to stay healthy. In his more recent book, In Defense of Food, he responds with three rules, "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly
plants"(Pollan 1). This seven word response seems too simple for a relatively complicated question, but as he further elaborates these rules into specific
guidelines, this summary turns out to be surprisingly complete. Using inductive and deductive reasoning, he debunks the ideas behind nutritionism and
food science, and proves that the western diet is the cause for food related diseases. Inductive reasoning is when a ... Show more content on
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While nutritionism is suppose to scientifically guide us to eat healthy, Pollan points out that there is no scientific evidence to back it. Instead, he
provides research conducted by Harvard nutrition scientist that proves the opposite. "In the public's mind [...] words like 'low–fat' and 'fat–free' have
been synonymous with heart health. It is now increasingly recognized that low–fat campaign has been based on little scientific evidence and may have
caused unintended health consequences." (Pollan 43). In Based off these observations, Pollan uses inductive reasoning to draw the conclusion that
nutritionism is more harmful then helpful. When Pollan's states to eat food as his first rule, he means exactly that, eat real food. While this
statement seems so obvious that it shouldn't need to be a rule, Pollan explains how we are trapped by the Western diet and that access to real food
over highly processed food products is harder then it seems. "Taking food's place on the shelves has been an unending stream of foodlike substitutes,
some seventeen thousands new ones every year"(Pollan 147). For those that don't know, the Western diet is a term coined to describe our pattern of
eating, which is characterized by "lots of processed foods and meat, lots of added fat and sugar, lots of everything except fruits, vegetables, and whole
grains"(Pollan 89). Using deductive reasoning,
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Descartes Second Meditation Analysis
Descartes' second meditation begins by summarising his efforts in the first. Having concluded that: all sensory perceptions are unreliable, experiences
are doubtful and reasoning is also distrusted. Descartes then reviews his intentions of finding his Archimedean point – a piece of indubitable knowledge
that could withstand the hyperbolic doubt and scepticism established in the First Meditation. Descartes identifies this indubitable point, that is immune
to sceptical doubt, as his existence, that "I am, I exist, must be true whenever I think or exert it."(pg.4) This proposition does not derive from sensory
information nor from the external world and is why Descartes believes this to be the first absolutely certain piece of knowledge. Descartes'
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Similarities Between The Gettysburg Address And Pericles
Aristotle's three acts of intellect are used on numerous occasions throughout the Gettysburg Address and Pericles' Funereal Oration. One may ponder
the question "How are the Gettysburg Address and Pericles' Funereal Oration related given that one is written in 400 B.C and the other in 1863?" The
beauty of Aristotle's acts of intellect is that one can analyze two speeches written 2263 years apart and realize the intense parallels. Though Lincoln
may not have realized it when writing the Gettysburg Address, Pericles' Funeral Oration served in many ways as a foundation or model for his
speech. The two can be compared in terms of similarity in many ways. The first is context in the sense that they were both following a major battle.
Lincoln was addressing those in Gettysburg following a gruesome civil war battle, while Pericles was addressing a group of Athenians following the
Peloponnesian War. Another similarity was the message of both speeches. What the message of both Lincoln and Pericles' speech was that those who
died in battle did not die in vain, rather they died fighting for a noble cause that was much bigger than themselves. The two speeches are almost
identical in overall message except for one concept; the view of the enemy. At no point within the Gettysburg Address didAbraham Lincoln insult the
confederacy However, in the case of Pericles, he consistently insults Sparta. He talks about how superior Athens is to all other nations and that those
who died had to
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Vs And Syllogism In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Talking about Brutus join the rebels and assassinate Caesar, historians and litterateurs are always hold different point of view. Dante put Brutus in the
deepest floor of hell (Giudecca) in his book Divine Comedy and punished him with the most severe punishments. However, many scholars believed
that Brutus was an idealist. He had no selfishness and what he want was only prevent Caesar proclaim himself as a kind and in order to save the
Roman Republic, he had to betray his friend and his patron.
In Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Brutus had a huge monologue in act 2.1 ""
Some people says Brutus was a snaky butcher refers this paragraph that he didn't mention anything about the choice in Republic or Empire, either the
contradict between the national benefits and personal benefits. So people believed he is only worry about the power of Caesar and when Caesar
become a kind, he might look down to others or even hurt them, including himself.
However, this soliloquy dose reveals a fact that Brutus is fighting for public benefits, but it also shows the logic mistake in his argument. His
metaphor of serpent and egg shows his syllogism. The major premise is that autocrat to Roman Republic is like the serpent to human, so we should
kill them or we will been killed, and the minor premise is Caesar is the autocrat. So the conclusion is we should kill Caesar. Many people can find the
logic mistake in his argument, even in the Elizabeth Age that Caesar was not an autocrat yet. This
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Categorical Proposition, Categorical, And Categorical...
Categorical Proposition
A categorical proposition, or categorical statement, is a proposition that declares or denies that all or particular of the members of one type (the subject
term) are comprised in another (the establish term). The study of opinions consuming categorical statements (i.e., syllogisms) forms a significant
branch of deductive reasoning that initiated with the Ancient Greeks. The Ancient Greeks such as Aristotle recognized four primary distinct kinds of
Categorical Proposition and provided them standard forms (now regularly termed A, E, I, and O), formerly deduced mathematically by John Venn and
George Boole in the nineteenth era.
What do affirmative propositions have in common?
Affirmative propositions say All S is P. It is general because it talks about each associate of S. It is affirmative because it says that each member of S
is involved in P. A true sample of a universal affirmative proposition is "Entirely dogs are animals." We curtail this proposition and cry it the "A"
proposition (Agresti, 2012).
All ministers are fibbers.
All teenagers are worldly.
All guys have what it takes to end up a productive sales representative
All mutts go to paradise.
The widespread affirmative as indicated by Aristotle is not two–way. Reflect, for the specimen, case 1 overhead. It doesn't imply that altogether fibbers
are ministers. In case 2, we are not expressing that every single common thing is teenagers. (This "inverse" of the one of a kind
All S is
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Statement Syllogism_ Approach, Techniques, explained for...
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[Reasoning] 4–Statement Syllogism: Approach, Techniques, explained for
SBI PO (High level reasoning) and UPSC CSAT paper 2
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Introduction
Recap: 2 statement
Complimentary case
Approaching 4 statement syllogism
Case#1 : Stick, lamps, power, dresses, shirts
Case#2: Bird, Horse, Tiger, Lion & Monkey
Case#3: Bench, Wall, House, Jungle, Road
Case#4: (Complimentary Pairs): Cups, Bottles, Jugs, Plates & Tables
Case#5: (Complimentary Pairs): Chair, Handle, Pots, Mats & Buses
Introduction
SBI loves asking 4 statement syllogism questions in its PO exam. (usually 5
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For complimentary case to be valid, two conditions must be met:
Condition #1: Two answer choices have same subject and predicate.
Applicable
1. Some Politicians are honest. 2. No Politicians are honest
Not applicable
1. Some Politicians are honest.
2. No Honest are Politicians.
Because both have common
In first statement, subject=Politician but in subject (politician) and common second statement, subject= Honest. Hence predicate (honest)
complemantary case not possible.
Condition#2: The answer choice combo must be either of these three
Answer choice combo
example
Uttar Pradesh (UP) + Pritish Nandy (PN)
1. All Politicians are honest.
2. Some Politicians arenot honest
PP + Pritish Nandy (PN)
1. Some Politicians are honest
2. Some Politicians arenot honest
PP + United Nations (UN)
1. Some Politicians are honest.
2. No Politicians are honest
When these two conditions are met, then answer would be "Either (I) or (II) follows."
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number 4 and 5 given in the later part of this article.)
Approaching 4 statement syllogism
Here you pick up conclusion one at a
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Fallacies Found in Everyday Language
Fallacies Fallacies occur when the premises fail to support the conclusion in an argument. Typical fallacies are found in everyday language,
talking to family and friends, news articles, radio and talk shows, and discussions on blog web sites. Most people do not recognize fallacies in
everyday language, even though, they try to reason correctly when they have arguments. Fallacies make the arguments invalid because they change
the meaning of the argument. A first grader was put on a three day suspension from school for sexual harassment because he was singing the song,
"Sexy and I Know It." (Staff, 2012) The first grader liked to sing and was singing the song. The school claimed it was sexual harassment because it
was offensive behavior and disrupted the learning of other students. This could be rewritten into the following syllogism: A first grader was singing
a song. Offensive behavior is sexual harassment. Therefore, singing a song is sexual harassment. A logical error with this syllogism is the fact that
singing a song and offensive behavior is actually two classes, not the same class. It is a pattern of mistake in logical reasoning. "On the page,
Simplexity explains that it passes commissions it receives from cellphone network operators on to consumers and why it must recover the commissions
if consumers cancel service." (Dscount Cellphone sites com with double dose of terminations fee, hassles, 2012) The cellphones are sold to consumers
at a discount with a
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The Six Characteristics Of Toulmin's Argument Model
Toulmin's Argument Model
Stephen Toulmin was a twentieth–century British philosopher who noticed that good, realistic arguments typically will consist of six parts. The six
parts that Toulmin outline in is model are: claim, data, warrant, backing, qualifier and rebuttal. According to Toulmin (1969), a claim is a statement
that you are asking the other person to accept. In other words, a claim is the statement being argued (Rottenberg & Winchell, 2012). Toulmin (1969)
defined data as the foundation of real persuasion and is made up of hard facts and highlight the reasoning behind the claim. The data according to
Toulmin is the "truth" on which the claim is based. The data (grounds) of an argument may include proof of expertise and the basic ... Show more
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In contrast to Aristotle syllogism, Toulmin's model is more effective in make a controversial or debatable claim (what you want your readers to accept).
Toulmin argument also takes into account the hitches in life where individuals have to qualify their thoughts with words such as sometimes, often,
presumably, unless, and almost. Comparing Aristotle's formal syllogism, Toulmin's model highlights thatlogic is often based on 'probability' rather
than certainty and focuses on claims. It is also an effective instrument for writers; since writers can use Toulmin's model to check the logic of our
own arguments. Toulmin model is also a more effective instrument for writers because it is very useful in reaching the how and why levels of the
argument; since it allows writers to disintegrate an argument into its different parts (such as claim, data, and warrants) so that they can critically
evaluate on how well the different parts work together. As a result, writers will be equip with the necessary skills in understanding and reacting to
various conditions in order to support claim where it is weak, but also to understand the reasonable objections of people who see the world differently
(Wood,
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Rhetorical Analysis
The president, Barack Obama gave a speech at Howard University commencement ceremony. Speaking to the graduating class about the need to keep
pushing for change he gave the students at the historically black university advise on how to shape your own future and to always strike for better.
The president argues that the U.S and the world is becoming a better place than when he was a collage student. However, there is still work to be done
when it comes to employment, achievements, and justice for African Americans. The president also mentions to be confident in your heritage and to
aim for greatness. Also that empathy should be extended to all people who are struggling to achieve success or a goal. Furthermore, the president
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Her claim is "Today's students have a renewed interest in the boundaries of free speech, and as a society, we will benefit from the conversation they
are fostering". The president of Smith Collage claims that parents and students who marched for civil rights movements in her collage years will know
from experience why free speech maters. The lessons some of the students learned during those years opened their eyes and change their perspective on
the situation. The minor term is "students have a renewed interest" and the major term is "the boundaries of free speech". The middle term is "benefit
from conversations". The second premise is "students will benefit from renewing interest in the boundaries of free speech". The conclusion is "all
interest in the boundaries of free speech will benefit the students". Since the neither of the statements is unreasonable on the surface, it can be translated
into the standard language. The form they are in is the AAA– 1 form, which means that "All M are P." and "All S are M." with the conclusion being in
the " All S are P." Now that it is in standard form it can be tested for validity using a Venn diagram. The first premise requires areas to be shaded in and
those areas are where S is overlap by P and where is S alone. The second premise requires shading as well in the areas where S and M overlap and
where M is alone. The areas that remain are the S, P, and where S
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Investigating the ‘Belief Bias’ Effect in Human Reasoning
Investigating the 'Belief Bias' Effect in Human Reasoning
Abstract
In this report an experiment was conducted to investigate the belief bias effect in human reason, the weighting attached to logic and belief in
syllogistic reasoning. Belief biases were observed despite controls for conversion of premises. Belief bias was shown to be more marked in the invalid
than the valid syllogisms. This consistent interaction between belief and logic was also noted. However, participants were intermediate in there
response to syllogisms that were valid but had unbelievable conclusions. For 8 syllogisms presented, responses were collected as to whether the
conclusion followed logically form the premises or not and a 2–factor ANOVA was performed in... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This gave some indication as to how people make judgments according to their own pre–existing beliefs, encapsulated in this well known quote "I
know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept the simplest and most obvious truth if it be
such that would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabrics of their life", (Tolstoy, 1883).
This opens investigation into 'irrational beliefs', the tendency to seek out (and pay more attention to) events that might confirm our beliefs. Various
Studies have examined influences in human cognition and the effect on reasoning. Pollard (1987) conducted a study which questioned the importance of
the content or scenario in everyday reasoning. It was found that scenario may be more important than content in human reasoning, based on experience
and prior knowledge and long–term memory, in an experiment that was derived from the earlier work of Wason (1986). Peter Wason (1960) was one
of the earliest psychologists to examine the phenomenon of belief bias. Belief bias, also termed 'confirmation bias' is generally the tendency to search
for or interpret new information in a way that confirms one 's preconceptions. Wason (1960) showed participants a
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Reflection Of Crito
In this first section of Crito, Socrates examines how the wording of a sentence can change its meaning using simple apprehension. He and Crito
are trying to argue about whether or not "one must pay attention to the opinions of some people and not to others" Apparently that was said on
multiple occasions, and Socrates is wondering if "it was correct on each occasion." He then changes the wording to "it is necessary to pay serious
attention to some of the opinions that men hold and not to others" and asks Crito if he still agrees with it. Socrates is trying to figure out if we are
talking about people or their opinions when we make statements about what we should listen to. This is important because while we should not
listen to the opinions of someone like Hitler if he said that it was his opinion that 2+2 was equal to 4, we should not discount it just because Hitler
said it! Crito does not mean this, but judging by his first statement, it is hard to tell. In the second section of Crito, Socrates is trying to craft a
proposition, and he asks Crito whether the quantity of the proposition should be universal or particular. Should we accept the opinions of everyone
or just some people? Also, what should the quality of our proposition? The second act of the intellect is used to categorize propositions by their
quantity and quality. Through questioning, Socrates and Crito reach the idea that the proposition should be particular affirmative. We should accept
the opinions of some people (like a coach or an expert), and we should not listen to the opinions of every person. Now we approach the meat of the
paper, which Socrates presents with his mighty third act of the intellect: the argument! The three acts build upon each other, propositions are made up
of words, and propositions come together to make syllogisms, which if constructed properly, can prove that if all their premises are true, the
conclusion must also be. I find it easier to construct syllogisms using mostly nouns, so I have re–arranged the wording in order to do so The syllogism
in this third excerpt of Crito goes like this: All people who betray agreements are people who do harm All people that do harm are people that commit
an unjust action Ergo,
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Sarte's Syllogism: An Analysis
(a) When Sarte states that "man is abandoned", he means that a sovereign God does not exist. One argument Sarte uses to reject theism is
expressed in the following syllogism: P1: If a sovereign God existed, then persons would not be free agents. P2: Persons are free agents. C: A
sovereign God does not exist. In P1, Sarte points out that if an eternal, otherworldly like power existed, and that power declared sovereignty over
humankind, human beings would not have the capacity or will to choose their own fate, but instead be condemned to a predetermined destiny.
Moreover, a reality being strung together by an indifferent creator, would deny human beings an active role in creating the tapestry of human
existence. Sarte counters in P2, by denying that man is tethered to any existence outside of the one he chooses for himself. In Sarte's conclusion, if
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Sarte gives an example of this in an anecdote about one of his students asking him for help to decide whether to join the military during war time or
stay at home and take care of his elderly mother. The point Sarte is making is that no person can give the student a right answer, and that there is no
right answer, until the student decides what to do for himself. The coward and the hero can both live in bad faith, by being inauthentic, that is not
acting on the values they decided for themselves. (f) The soldier guards in the Abu Ghraib Prison scandal acted on bad faith by not taking
responsibility for their actions toward the prisoners by claiming that "they were following orders, and that's what people in the military are supposed
to do." The soldier guards used military compliance as an authority to make a human value decision instead of relying on a self–actualized moral code,
thus acting in bad
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Teaching Argument Evaluation in An Introductory...
Teaching Argument Evaluation in An Introductory Philosophy Course
ABSTRACT: One of the greatest challenges in teaching an introductory philosophy course is convincing students that there are, indeed, reliable
standards for the evaluation of arguments. Too often introductory students criticize an argument simply by contesting the truth of one of its claims. And
far too often, the only claim in an argument that meets serious objections is its conclusion. For many students, the idea that an argument displays a
structure which can be evaluated on its own terms is not very difficult to grasp. Unfortunately, the idea is grasped only in an abstract way, with
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The introductory philosophy student's inability to recognize argument structure presents us with a problem that cannot be addressed simply by
"teaching logic." The problem that confronts us addresses a fundamental pedagogical concern: Our task is to instill in the student the habit of clear
thinking. When we send our students out into the world, we have to make sure that they're prepared for it. This is not simply a matter of providing
them with "tools." We've looked at logic that way– and we've approached teaching logic that way – for far too long. Certainly logic may be employed
as a tool; it can serve as an incredibly powerful tool, as we who teach it know full well. But it's not logic per se that we should be concerned with in
our introductory courses. We want to teach our students how to think clearly and responsibly. There is certainly a moral edge to this view of the
situation, and the manner in which we approach our pedagogical concern will not be without further philosophical prejudice. Ours is Aristotelian. We
have found that giving our students the basics of term logic serves our purpose well. We do not introduce it as a tool for argument analysis– a strong
case can easily be made for the superiority of truth–functional logic in that respect – we present it, rather, in the way that a kindergarten teacher brings
toys into the classroom. And we make it clear that term logic has limitations – it's not an all–purpose tool.
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Essay about Probabilist
'Probabilist' Deductive Inference in Gassendi's Logic*
ABSTRACT: In his Logic, Pierre Gassendi proposes that our inductive inferences lack the information we would need to be certain of the claims that
they suggest. Not even deductivist inference can insure certainty about empirical claims because the experientially attained premises with which we
adduce support for such claims are no greater than probable. While something is surely amiss in calling deductivist inference "probabilistic," it seems
Gassendi has hit upon a now–familiar, sensible point–namely, the use of deductive reasoning in empirical contexts, while providing certain formal
guarantees, does not insulate empirical arguments from judgment by the measure of belief which ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
All these views bear the mark of his distinctively strong empiricism. He proposes (quite reasonably) that our inductive inferences lack the information
we would need to be certain of claims they suggest, and (a bit more surprisingly) that not even deductivist inference can insure our certainty about
empirical claims because the experientially attained premises we adduce in support of such claims are no greater than probable.
We might think, on the basis of this last notion, that Gassendi has a good enough seventeenth century grasp of inductivist logic, and that it's rather
deductivist logic he doesn't fully understand. Yet, while something is surely amiss in calling deductivist inference 'probabilistic', it seems Gassendi has
hit upon a now–familiar, sensible point–that the use of deductive reasoning in empirical contexts, while providing certain formal guarantees, does not
insulate empirical arguments from judgement by the measure of belief we invest in their premises. Such a view is possible for Gassendi to begin with
because he is among those early Moderns who allow that we may have warrant for claims though we are not certain of them; this is the 'degrees of
belief' concept which figures prominently in the development of modern probability theory. The more general point, which distinguishes Gassendi
among his contemporaries, is that the strength all empirical claims share, irrespective of the way we infer them, consists in the
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Essay on Ap Language review
Chapter 1 Review Questions 1. What is invention in rhetoric? Invention in rhetoric is the process of coming up with ideas for speaking or writing. It
has three appeals, ethos, logos, and pathos. 2. What is ethos? Ethos is an appeal based on the character of the speaker or writer. 3. What is logos?
Logos consists of the content of the argument. It also appeals to the intellect. 4. What is pathos? Pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience. 5.
How does ethos, logos, and pathos work together to persuade an audience? All three come together to persuade and audience because they appeal to the
heart and the mind. People don't make decisions with just one or the other, so this creates maximum persuasive effect. These... Show more content on
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The arrangement collects your ideas and lets you put it in order. It allows you to form the best possible argument. 11. What is style? Style is
choosing how to express your ideas. Contributes to the writer's content, message, or emotional appeal. 12. What effect does style have in
communicating an argument to an audience? The way the writer communicates is through their style. It appeals to the audiences emotions, it can
make the message more artistic and memorable. 1. Invention in rhetoric is the process of coming up with ideas for speaking and writing, kinda like
brainstorming. 2. Ethos is one of the three appeals. It is based on the character or credibility of the speaker and or writer. It's all about making the
audience trust and believe in you in a sense. You want them to feel connected to you, that they have your trust and understanding. 3. Logos is another
one of the three appeals. This appeal is the content of the written or spoken message. In this appeal it's all about reducing the problem ethically.
Making the problems that they have more understandable and more logical. 4. Pathos is the last of the three appeals. Pathos is the emotional appeal to
the audience by the speaker and or writer. Speakers know that people will follow their hearts more than there mind so they try to connect with them on
an emotional level. Trying to speak with passion, and emotion so people can feel the pain and understand. 5. The three
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What Is The Fallacy Of Lying The Antecedent?
Conditional Syllogism of Negation (Modus Tollens)– Deductive line of reasoning Major Premise: If it were the case that we had the whole world at
out disposal and we had all the time we needed, then your prudish reluctance to have premarital sex with me would not be a problem. Minor
Premise: Death is approaching, and there is so much to do and experience while we are still alive. Conclusion: Therefore, our willing souls transpire,
and we shall have sexual relations after our passing. Fallacy Fallacy of Denying the Antecedent The minor premise denies the consequent (then) from
the major premise Since Marvell committed this fallacy purposefully, the form of syllogism is not flawed and the conclusion is valid Logic how
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Although, Marvell deliberately committed the fallacy of denying the antecedent; it was done to be more effective in making his poem comical. In
doing so, the audience is able to laugh at and ponder the other reasons for the failed seduction as well as the logical and illogical reasoning of the
seducer in this poem. The major premise of the conditional syllogism of negation is, if it were the case that we had the whole world at our disposal
and we had all the time we needed, then your prudish reluctance to have premarital sex with me would not be a problem. Death is approaching, and
there is so much to do and experience while we are still alive, is the minor premise which negates the second clause of the major premise. Therefore
our willing souls transpire, and we shall have sexual relations after our physical passing is the conclusion which subsequently denies the first clause of
the major premise. Marvell purposefully commits the fallacy of denying the antecedent, therefore, the conclusion is invalid. Being that Marvell
committed this fallacy on purpose, there must be other reasons why the seducer is failing at seducing his
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Kant On Self-Interest Syllogism
COMM 2494 (Syllogism) Major premise: Self–interest is deemed as immoral Minor premise: Most human beings act out of self–interest Conclusion:
Therefore, most human beings are immoral KANTIAN DEONTOLOGY Kant believes that a person who does something because it is the morally
right thing to do is especially commendable, more than a person who does something for some sort of gain. Human beings usually act out of
self–interest. Whether its good or bad, we are doing it for ourselves, for someone important or for our loved ones. Psychologically, we would think our
actions are right during desperate times. However we must realize that, during times like these, we may not be making morally right decisions. Moral
doings involves the willingness to
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Heidegger And The Logic Of Categorical Syllogisms
Heidegger and the Logic of Categorical Syllogisms
According to traditional syllogistic logic, which has its roots in Aristotle, there are four types of propositions: the A proposition ("All S are P"), the E
proposition ("No S are P"), the I proposition ("Some S are P"), and the O proposition ("Some S are not P"). These propositional types represent all of
the possible combinations of the dichotomies of affirmative/negative and universal/particular. Each makes a claim that a certain essent (the particular I
and O propositions) or an entire class of essents (the universal A and E propositions), the subject or subject–class, relates in some way (belongs or does
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For Heidegger, the meaning of a word can never be completely divorced from its etymology; Steiner, in his work on Heidegger, quotes and then
translates Heidegger, saying, "`Das Wort "Philosophie" spricht jetzt griechisch.' This means, literally, that the word itself, if we hear it rightly, speaks
Greek." (Steiner 22) Steiner later summarizes Heidegger's attempt to find an explanation for Being [Sein] by tracing the etymological roots of the
German word. Heidegger, according to Steiner, finds three roots for different forms of the German verb Sein. The German ist comes from the
Indo–European es, and is translated by Heidegger as "life itself" and "the integral." The German bin and bist derive from the Indo–European bheu,
which is translated by Heidegger as "that which declares itself as a phenomenon." Finally, the German Wesen is derived from the Sanskrit vasami,
which is translated roughly as "to belong to and in." (Steiner 46)
Does this etymological study bear any relationship to formal logic, or have we wandered far afield? As it turns out, this examination has important
bearings on the theory and evaluation of categorical syllogisms. Various forms of the English verb "to be" have differing etymologies, as well. The
English "is" has the same etymological root as the German ist, which means that it also (at least for Heidegger) carries the meanings of "life itself" and
"the integral." The
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Syllogisms & Logic Essay
University of Phoenix Material
Syllogisms & Logic
PART I: SYLLOGISMS
To be a valid syllogism, the conclusion must be proven by the reasons. Carefully study the following syllogisms and decide if they are valid or invalid:
1. All zebras are striped animals. No zebras are polar bears. Therefore, no polar bears are striped animals.
2. All clowns are funny individuals. Some sad people are clowns. Therefore, some sad people are funny individuals.
3. Some sticky substances are yucky things. All taffy is a sticky substance. Therefore, some taffy is a yucky thing.
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The Browns did beat the Steelers, so Chris and Nick are very happy, indeed.
|Valid |Modus Ponens (Affirming the Antecedent) |
11. Madeline must have known the material for the test, because if a person knows the material, that person will get an A, and Madeline was one of the
students that got an A.
12. Anastasia believes that if she treats people honestly and with an open mind, she will have diverse friendships. She is honest and open–minded and
has friends all over the world.
13. Roberto thought that if he worked very hard, his boss would give him a raise or a promotion. He made sure she noticed him, but she did not give
him a raise or promotion. He thought he must not have worked hard enough.
14. "I'm still eating too much ice cream," lamented George. "My waist measurement is the same as it was six months ago. I know if I didn't eat so
much ice cream, I would reduce my waist size."
15. The best way to make sure we pay fewer taxes is to elect conservatives. We must not have elected enough conservatives, because we are paying
more taxes.
16. If my neighbor were a decent human being, he wouldn't let his yard trash fall onto my property. But
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Allegory Of The Cave: Plato's Views About The Nature Of...
3. Explain how the Allegory of the Cave represents Plato's views about the nature of knowledge and the nature of reality. In the Allegory of the
Cave there are chained prisoners in cave who can only stare at the cave wall in front of them. At the back there is a long entrance with a staircase
the width of the cave and a fire burning in the distance. They see only shadows projected in front of them from a raised platform and hear an echo
that they attribute to what they observe. They talk about and name the shadows of objects they see before them. To them the truth are the shadows.
Then one day one of the prisoners is released. He is told that what he saw before was an illusion. Once he is outside it takes a while for his eyes to
adjust to the sun. First he observed the shadows of thing then their reflection and finally the actual object. Remembering his previous state he goes
back to the cave and tries to explain that everything is an illusion but they laugh at him and think he's crazy. They believe it best not to ascend and they
choose to remain as they are. The cave represented opinion. The shadows that are cast on to the wall represented physical objects. The prisoners
represented the common people (Welles). In this allegory the cave represents opinion. The chains represented prejudice. The fire represented the sun.
The shadows represent physical objects. The staircase represented philosophy. The outside of the cave represented the transcendental world. The
moment of
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Kathleen Dean Moore Speech Analysis
"People are in love with the oceans" (Dean Moore, 15:30). That was one point Kathleen Dean Moore presented along with some other very interesting
points in her speech at the 2012 Nobel Conference. The points she presented went along with what was learned in Chemistry 100 and its Learning
Outcomes of the Environmental Responsibility. She provided well thought metaphors of what we are doing to Earth and what could happen. One was
the Penthouse metaphor that I found as an interesting and creative way of describing what is happening to Earth. The Penthouse metaphor is the world
as a penthouse. Like all Penthouses, there are people living on all the floors. The ones living on the top floors ask the ones on the floors beneath them
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"This is the way the world is. This is what we value, this is what we believe is right, this is how the world ought to be" with the conclusion of "this is
what we ought to do" (Dean Moore, 39:36–39:50). That was very well said, and in Chemistry, when presented the Practical Syllogism, the topic of
sustainability and air pollutants were also presented. It made us look at the concerns of the effects those are making on the world and what we can do
to fix them. Kathleen Dean Moore talked about the changes in climate, which we already know about and what will happen in the future if this
continues. She carries on by mentioning that we are the enemies of the Earth. We are the ones creating the change in the Earth. That statement blames
the consumers, but it should not. Consumers do not have any alternatives. The consumers were not the ones that caused the BP oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico or any other of the world problems similar to the spill. In class, we learned about the fossil fuel economy versus the hybrid economy. We
learned about the Precautionary Principle, the effects of CFCs on the atmosphere and what could be used in place of CFCs. The consumer may be to
blame for a little as they are the ones using the product, but they were not the ones who created the
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Research Paper On Seneca
Born in Spain in 4 BC, Lucius Annaeus Seneca was educated in Rome and became famous not only as a playwright, but as an orator and
philosopher as well. Seneca was the second son of a wealthy family. His father, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, known as Seneca the elder, had been
famous in Rome as a teacher of rhetoric. His mother, Helvia, had great character and education. Both his older and younger brothers became
significant as well. Seneca served as Nero's tutor and later when Nero became emperor he served as his advisor. After he retired in 62 AD he lost
favor with his former pupil and in 65 AD he was accused of conspiring against Nero and was forced to commit suicide. Seneca mostly wrote
tragedies as far as his plays and was known for his violence and horror. In Seneca's Epistle 85 he wrote, He who is prudent is temperate; he who is
temperate is constant; he who is constant is imperturbable; he who is imperturbable is without sorrow; he who is without sorrow is happy. After
looking at this rather complex statement we see that we can put it into a complex syllogism, which is as... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
All constant people are imperturbable people Therefore, all prudent people are imperturbable people All imperturbable people are without sorrow
Therefore, all prudent people are without sorrow All people without sorrow are happy Therefore, all prudent people are happyNow that we have
put it into a complex syllogism and seen the validity of it we can now look and see if it's sound or unsound. A shorter version of that long syllogism
is "the virtuous life is the happy life". I believe that this statement is sound. Reason being is because how can someone be happy if they are not
having or showing high moral standards? Deep down you would know that something was wrong and therefore it would be easy to get depressed
instead of being happy. So I believe this statement is
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Everyday Decisions Essay
Everyday Decisions
In this paper, I will argue that if a person is exposed to the methods and principles of logic they will benefit in their daily lives. The sooner one
correctly applies these methods and principles the more efficient their mind will become. Hence, you will be better equipped to make daily decisions
through reasoning (processing information). Logic is a roadmap of the mind that holds true for every human.
All those who are able to apply logic in their daily lives understand how the mind processes information. All those who pass a logic course are able to
apply logic in their daily lives. Therefore, all those who pass logic course understand how the mind processes information.
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In a well–formed syllogism there are two premises and a conclusion. Modern logic covers a far greater range of possible arguments than those that
can be cast into syllogistic form. This modern logic introduced new symbols like "or," "and" and "If…then…", "either…or", and
"if–and–only–if"".
With the combination of Aristotelian logic and Prepositional logic one is able to understand reasoning. What is reasoning? Reasoning is the instance
of the use of reason and reason is the power of comprehending, inferring, or processing information especially in organized rational ways. Therefore,
when we think rationally we reason and process information. When I claim that someone passes a logic course they must have comprehended the
methods and principles of logic hence displaying that they are able to process information. When one passes a series of tests in logic they demonstrate
to themselves and others that they understand the structures of logic.
When one is able to reason through his or her thoughts the conclusion of their thoughts have been processed as well as their consequences. Many
children spend more time figuring out right or wrong because they can't see a clear logical conclusion to their premises. As a child, I had limited
reasoning ability because I was not able to
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Summary Of The Age Of Reason By Thomas Paine
"The Age of Reason" written by Thomas Paineп»їп»їп»ї was a movement in the eighteenth century. It represented the way people viewed themselves,
their knowledge, and religious beliefs. It also represented how people viewed the world.п»їп»їп»їп»ї The Age of Reason time period was described as
the Age of the Enlightenment and during this time a lot of people were anxious to learn new scientific things. Thomas Paine utilizes many syllogisms
in "The Age of Reason", for example, he states "No one will deny or dispute the power of the Almighty to make such a communication if he pleases.
But admitting, for the sake of a case, that something has been revealed to a certain person, and not revealed to any other person, it is revelation to that
person only. When he
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Assess The Difference Between Conductive Reasoning And...
The first concepts I learned about in this chapter are the deductive and inductive reasoning. As developing techniques such as both deductive and
inductive reasoning is an important portion of becoming a critical thinker. So what is deductive reasoning? Deductive reasoning is structured in such a
way as to give as to give us certainty about what it true in a given situation. The conclusions certainty is established when deductive arguments contain
true premises reasons stated in the correct form (Diestler 2012). So basically, deductive reasoning is taking some set of data or facts and using that to
come up with other deducting facts. When using deductive reasoning its sometimes knows as the top down approach which is sometimes used for
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Therefore, you start to think out of the box and having different opinions it can allow you to have better decision–making skills in choosing better life
choices for yourselves. In the video that was shown during the lecture about decision–making named How To Make Better Decisions (https://youtu.be
/QW–AUTh6WOY) a mathematician believes he can solve complex human problems by using math. In decision–making mathematics share the same
language, in you have problems that need to be solved. Therefore, you look at the factors that you're going away against each other so solve the
problem with using math. In the example is trying finding a suitable girlfriend using numbers. The experiment was to see if the math could predict the
volunteers which consist of the four nerdy science guys could get numbers from girls from a bar setting. The conclusion the volunteers were a
success. Also, something that was discovered was with this simply analyzing the decision before hand seem to have given the guys more confidence
to approach and talk to girls at the bar. The only person who was not successful was one of the guys Levi who reject the magic numbers and failed at
the experiment in this performance. I don't always think that math can always be used, but you can if you want to make a logical decision then you
make choose math to help you with the decision–making. One thing that can helps me in making better decisions is identifying the factors
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Using Syllogisms To Gain Evidence Those Humans Are Subject
Using syllogisms to gain evidence those humans are subject to ontological mistakes by illogical thinking Abstract A research into ontological
mistakes and validity. The study was set out to see if people would use logical reasoning when it came to syllogism's showing if people would use
logical or illogical thinking. It was shown that there was significance with people being ontologically incorrect, (F(1,4)= 46.848, Mean2= 33.14, p2=
.224). The participants where 163 students from the University of Wolverhampton. A two
–way ANOVA repeated measure system was used to render
the data and during the experiment students were given 16 syllogisms to use, they were randomly selected to eliminate any chance of foretelling. Half
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Another method of overstimulating a person's mental cognitive ability for a person to logically reason. It is thought that by actively using reason
to think may show that people might be less able to acknowledge ontological mistakes due to the resources needed are fully engaged with assessing
logical validity. Syllogistic reasoning is a form of deductive reasoning which enticed the interest of logicians since the ancient Greek philosopher
Aristole. Deductive reasoning allows one to make a sound claims for the conclusion drawn. It holds deductive validity which states that it's
impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion to be false (Skyrms, 1975). Syllogisms have three terms that can be identified based on
their position (Hurley, 2008). The major term is the predicate of the conclusion, the minor term is the subject of the conclusion and the middle term
occurs in each premise but not in the conclusion. It is called middle term because it is distributed over both sections. Syllogisms also contain words
that provide information about an amount or quantity known as quantifiers. Words such as are and is are called copula (Hurley, 2008). It is important
to make distinctions between everyday language and logical expressions. The study will dwell into the question that if people can overlook ontological
mistakes. We shall focus on a kind of
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Reflection Of Crito
In this first section of Crito, Socrates examines how the wording of a sentence can change its meaning using simple apprehension. He and Crito
are trying to argue about whether or not "one must pay attention to the opinions of some people and not to others" Apparently that was said on
multiple occasions, and Socrates is wondering if "it was correct on each occasion." He then changes the wording to "it is necessary to pay serious
attention to some of the opinions that men hold and not to others" and asks Crito if he still agrees with it. Socrates is trying to figure out if we are
talking about people or their opinions when we make statements about what we should listen to. This is important because while we should not
listen to the opinions of someone like Hitler if he said that it was his opinion that 2+2 was equal to 4, we should not discount it just because Hitler
said it! Crito does not mean this, but judging by his first statement, it is hard to tell. In the second section of Crito, Socrates is trying to craft a
proposition, and he asks Crito whether the quantity of the proposition should be universal or particular. Should we accept the opinions of everyone
or just some people? Also, what should the quality of our proposition? The second act of the intellect is used to categorize propositions by their
quantity and quality. Through questioning, Socrates and Crito reach the idea that the proposition should be particular affirmative. We should accept
the opinions of some people (like a coach or an expert), and we should not listen to the opinions of every person. Now we approach the meat of the
paper, which Socrates presents with his mighty third act of the intellect: the argument! The three acts build upon each other, propositions are made up
of words, and propositions come together to make syllogisms, which if constructed properly, can prove that if all their premises are true, the
conclusion must also be. I find it easier to construct syllogisms using mostly nouns, so I have re–arranged the wording in order to do so The syllogism
in this third excerpt of Crito goes like this: All people who betray agreements are people who do harm All people that do harm are people that commit
an unjust action Ergo,
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Socrates Corrupted In Plato's Apology
In the Apology, by Plato, Socrates is accused of corrupting the youth of Athens. He defends himself in an argument that is comprised of two parts;
firstly, Socrates claims that if he corrupts the young, it is unwillingly, and secondly, he claims that he does not corrupt the young. For, if Socrates
corrupts willingly, then he harms himself willingly; however, he does not harm himself willingly; therefore, he does not corrupt willingly. Additionally,
Socrates claims that if he corrupts people, either the men he corrupted or those close to them would come forward; however, as no person acted thus,
he is innocent. The two arguments that Socrates uses in his defense are modus tollens syllogisms; the syllogisms are both valid and sound. In the
Apology, Socrates begins with the premise that he is either corrupting the young or he is not corrupting the young. Socrates then makes the claim that
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Modus tollens syllogisms function as a logical argument in which a conditional statement is presented, and, if the consequent does not hold, the
antecedent is also negated. In the case of Socrates' first claim, namely, that if he corrupts the young it is done unwillingly, the conditional statement is:
if Socrates corrupts willingly, then he harms himself willingly. However, when Socrates makes claim that no man will harm himself, he negates the
consequent, which then negates the antecedent. In Socrates' second argument, the conditional statement is that if he had corrupted the youth, either the
youth or a close relation would come forward and tell him; however, because no one has ever come forward to tell him, he had not corrupted the
youth. In this syllogism, the consequent and the antecedent are negated because no person ever came forward to tell him he had corrupted the
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Theories Of The Slope Fallacy
Special Pleading: Everything must have a source or creator. Example– If Jesus is God's son, then who created God? God has no creator he is eternal.
Contradictory Premises: Something you say that goes against what you said earlier. Example– If God can do anything, he can make a stone that he
can't list.
Undistributed Middle Term: A specific type of error that's indeductive reasoning (The minor premise and the major premise of a syllogism might or
might not overlap) Example– We are mammals, mammals are warm–blooded, and dogs are mammals so they are warm–blooded
Faulty Analogy:: Relying on comparing to prove something other than arguing for it. Example– education is like cake; a small amount tastes sweet, but
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Occurs when a writer builds an argument upon the assumption that there are only two choices or possible outcomes out of many possible choices or
outcomes. Example– We go to war with Canada, or else Canada will eventually grow in population and destroy the US
The Slope Fallacy: It says that one step will no doubt about it lead to another step and then another which will eventually lead you to failure. Example:
If we let the government to learn more about us through our phones we will eventually have 0 privacy.
Non Sequitur: An argument that doesn't follow previous statements. Example: "I hate the government." "I love Hillary"
Irrelevant Conclusion: A fallacy that occurs when a rhetorician adapts an argument purporting to establish particular conclusion and directs it to prove a
different conclusion. Example: Is it good to have decent housing?"When the question really is "Will this particular measure actually provide it or is
there a better
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Syllogisms in English Literature
Part 1 – Syllogism: All the mean people are creatures that are not pleasant Only creatures that are not pleasant are creatures that will be disliked A
syllogism is an argument in which one issue is inferred from two or more premises. For instance, in the above examples we see: There are mean
people All mean people are creatures All mean people are creatures who are not pleasant Therefore, all mean people are unpleasant Creatures may
be pleasant or unpleasant Creatures may be liked or disliked Unpleasant creatures will be disliked Therefore, mean people will be disliked The
syllogies are based on a set of facts from the author. The use of all, though, implies an imperative all mean people will be disliked, which may or
may not be true because some people may actually like mean people or mean creatures. Additionally, meanness is perhaps a gray area it may be
expressed societally or culturally. Some societies, for instance, have little respect for wildlife and see them as encroaching upon their land and farm;
others see the protection of wildlife part of the human ethic, and therefore people who are mean to animals are mean a value judgment. We can infer,
though, some absolutes based on the syllogies: in the world there are creatures that are nice and creatures that are mean, and creatures that are pleasant
or unpleasant. We do not have an absolute definition of those creatures, but the syllogies imply that mean creatures are unpleasant and therefore people
do not
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The Logical Syllogism: The Witch, And The Wardrobe
Reader Response #1: The Logical Syllogism In the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the character Lucy finds an ordinary–looking
wardrobe that transports her to a magical world called "Narnia." When she returns to her world, she finds that her brothers and sister do not believe
her story about going to Narnia. As time goes on, Lucy's older brother and older sister go to their guardian, an elderly professor, because they are
afraid that Lucy's refusal to admit that Narnia is "make–believe" is proof of her insanity. The Professor, however, does not agree. Instead, he presents
them with the following argument, "There are only three possibilities. Either your sister is telling lies, or she is mad, or she is telling the truth. You
know she doesn't tell lies and it is obvious that she is not mad. For the moment then and unless any further evidence turns up, we must assume that she
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They should be able to tell that Lucy doesn't want them thinking she's lying. It doesn't make sense to walk through a wardrobe into a whole new
world, but it does make sense for a little girl to make something like that up, but they know Lucy and that she doesn't like to lie so why would they
think Lucy's lying? Why would they think she was going mad? I believe they think she's lying all because of Edmund. He is the lier, he has been to
Narnia and says they were just pretending so, that just reassured them she is
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Our Declaration, By Danielle Allen
In Danielle Allen's essay, Our Declaration, she argues that all people should understand and recognize that the Declaration gives all people in the
United States the undeniable freedom to self–govern. One person has the power to change the government; although this is not specifically stated, the
freedom to self–govern implies every voice matters. She guides the reader to this idea by using simple and easy to follow examples to show the
reader that they have the power to invoke a change the government. Allen also uses credible sources in order to give her reasoning credibility as well as
using arguments that elicit an emotional connection.
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All of the support needed to be convinced by an argument is understood in the proposition without having to be explained. Nevertheless, if several of
these true propositions are strung together, it can lead to a more refined but true conclusion. This method is called syllogism.
Allen uses two different techniques in order to support her argument that self–evidence is the same as a syllogism. Aristotle was the one to originally
come up with the idea of "stringing together valid premises to yield a self–evident conclusion" or a syllogism. She introduces that he came up with this
method of a syllogism because he gives Allen's argument credibility due to the fact that Aristotle is a well–known Greek philosopher. Allen then goes
on to show how coming to a conclusion can be similar to following a procedure using the Bill Gates is moral example.
Unlike with the catholic church evoking feelings of undeniable truths, a syllogism uses common sense and rationale. Religion is a tricky thing,
especially in today's society, but not many people can deny basic logic and reasoning. She uses a very simple example to demonstrate the denotation
of a syllogism. "First Premise: Bill Gates is a human being. Second Premise: All human beings are moral. Conclusion: Bill Gates is moral." This type
of reasoning is commonly used because it is easy to follow and understand. The conclusion that Bill Gates is moral is come to
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The Syllogism Between Celery And Summer In Winnie The Poohh
A well known poet and the author of Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne, in his essay, presents the syllogism between celery and the end of summer.
Milne's purpose is to emphasize two premises that lead to one conclusion. He adopts a didactic yet extraneous tone in order to appeal to the
readers, and to address the importance of Milne's opinion on celery. He also shares of a short anecdote in which someone stole his beloved celery.
Milne begins his essay by telling his readers that he knew summer is coming to an end because he got served celery. He continues to explain that
every other sign that is designated to the start of autumn is not always constant or as meaningful to him. In line six, he describes the crispness of
celery being a start to
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Aristotle on Rhetoric Essay
Aristotle on Rhetoric
Aristotle (384–322 B.C.) was a Greek philosopher, educator, and scientist. He was able to combine the thoughts of Socrates and Plato to create his
own ideas and definition of rhetoric. He wrote influential works such as Rhetoric and Organon, which presented these new ideas and theories on rhetoric
. Much of what is Western thought today evolved from Aristotle's theories and experiments on rhetoric.
Aristotle's Life
Aristotle was born in 384 B.C., in Northern Greece. His father was a physician to the king of Macedonia, Amyntas II. Amyntas II was the grandfather
of Alexander the Great. When Aristotle was still a boy, both of his parents died; so he was raised by a guardian named Proxenus. At the age of... Show
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His popular writings were written for a general audience and modeled after Plato's dialogues. The memoranda is a collection of research materials
and historical records. Most of the writings from these two groups have been lost. The third group, the treatises, was written for his classes, to teach
his students. They were either lecture notes or textbooks. These treatises were made only for the students and are the only writings that still survive
today. Aristotle's early writings showed his admiration for Plato by imitating Plato's style. He wrote in dialogue form and his themes were variations of
themes that Plato had developed. Later on, his writings strayed from Platonistic views and they compared concrete fact to the abstract and often
clashed with the views of Plato. Two of his most important writings concerning rhetoric are Organon and Rhetoric.
Organon was a collection of papers that included the Categories, the Prior and Posterior Analytics, the Topics, and On Interpretation. The word organon
means instrument. In these papers Aristotle investigates thought, which is the instrument of knowledge.
Rhetoric was written sometime between 360 and 334 B.C. In this work, he writes about the art of public speaking. It seems that he is writing in direct
response to Plato's condemnation of the art. He believes that different rhetoric treats specific cases. These specific cases are topoi, which are different
topics that can be
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Essay On Application Of Logic
Introduction to Logic (FINAL TERM PAPER) [HSS 105] Ashar Alam [20140901] Application of Logic in the Legal World
Many involved in legal practice would argue that a case in a court of law is only won on the basis of evidences and witnesses. But those people don't
mention logic; because they sub–consciously take logic for granted; as you would take a premise understood in an enthymeme. Many scholars, both
inside and outside the field of law argue that law's today are the result of years' of experience and observation and try to keep law outside the scope of
logic. The aim of this study is to dispel any ignorance of principles and use of logic in legal practices and emphasize how logic forms an integral basis
of legal practices and laws (Cohen) 1. We will show how logical elements like syllogism, fallacies etc. developed hundreds of years ago are still used
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Also some summer schools and special programs like Harvard's should be there to enlighten students about the relation between law and logic.
Most of the times, logic plays a crucial role in bringing people to justice in the guise of legal arguments. A failure or a mistake on behalf of the
judiciary, questions itself the applicability of the judicial machinery in its authority to judge matters. And we want that all the cases should be dealt
by competent lawyers who can convincingly use legal arguments having a strong background in formal logic. Thus it we still have time to improve
the reputation of judiciary in the world with logic education in the legal field so it is more acceptable to society before people lose hope in
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What I Have Learned About Hypothetical Syllogism Essay
In dealing with Hypothetical Syllogism all must be true. They will always contain two premises and a conclusion. It will state if one thing will
happens, another one will following. Therefore the third one is expected as well. The premises as well the conclusion have to be all in a logical
form to be true. For example: This is a valid argument, and can be affirmed. Apparently, Vickie is married; she is wearing a ring. Therefore she is
married. S: Vickie M: is wearing a ring P: is married C: Therefore, Vickie is married. It has always been one my dreams to be married, have a
diamond ring, and have children. Knowing marriage is the mixture of two people who have a common accepting of how they feel about each
other. I have tried to learn steps to enrich my marriage and to be the best wife and mother I can. For thirty three years, I have been married. So
using what I have learned about hypothetical syllogism. I can use the; if then I can accept Vickie is married; she is wearing a ring. Therefore, she
is married. A goal of significant to me is staying in a rich, healthy marriage until death do us part. If then, this being my goal, I should do whatever it
takes to stay in a strong marriage. To reinforce my goal many could buy this fabulous book, The Five Love Languages: I have practiced all of the
five love languages: Word of affirmation, Acts of service, Receiving of Gifts, Quality time, and Physical touch. (Chapman Gary, 2010). These five love
languages have helped me
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Mu1 Unit 2 Question Paper
–UNIT 2 REVIEW– You must be able to: п‚· Recognize and construct conjunctions and disjunctions. п‚· Recognize and construct conditionals, convert
them among the three forms ("If... then...", "...if...", and "...only if..."), and identify antecedent and consequent. п‚· Recognize and construct
biconditionals. п‚· Recognize, write the patterns, and construct the valid syllogisms: DS, PHS, AA, and DC. п‚· Recognize the invalid lookalike
syllogisms: AC and DA fallacies. п‚· Construct an objection using a DC syllogism. New Vocabulary п‚· Conjunction п‚· Disjunction (spelling:
disjunction, not disconjunction) п‚· Conditional o Antecedent o Consequent o Biconditional п‚· Sufficient п‚· Necessary п‚· Deductive argument o
Valid п‚· Disjunctive syllogism (DS) (Elimination argument) п‚· Affirming a disjunct... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
a) DS c) AA b) PHS d) DC 13) What does a disjunction of two statements say? a) Neither statement is true. c) One statement is sufficient for the other. b)
At least one statement is true. d) Both statements are true. 14) Which conditional form emphasizes necessity? a) If... then... c) ...only if... b) ...if... d)
...when... Practice Questions Argument reconstruction practice questions are at the end of Unit 3. 1) Say what type of compound statement this is. a)
If you cut open that durian fruit, you'll regret it. b) It doesn't work anymore, but I can't find anything wrong with it. c)
UnlessthezombieseatBob'sbrain,theywilleatAbby'sbrain. d) This movie is boring and stupid. пїјпїјпїјпїјпїј© Lyle Crawford – 39 – пїј e)
Althoughformanycenturiespeopletriedallsortsofwaystoturncheap,commonmetalsinto gold, they never figured out how to do it. f) They skip class only
if it's raining. g) Either they are skipping class or it's not raining. h) Whenever I try to turn it on, nothing happens. i) I'm going to walk out of this
movie if and only if it is boring. j) Durian fruits smell awful; however, some people love them. k) The zombies didn't eat Bob's brain or Abby's
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Descartes In this essay, I will explain Descartes' central method of doubt to investigate the truth of things, in which he wanted to be critical and
generated four rules that he would use as guidance. With his method, he suspends judgment and prejudices to obtain better results. Descartes argues
that despite syllogisms has truth in logic, it still has something defective, which is predominantly the multiplicity of rules. These rules might bring
immorality and confusion, thus prevent him for arriving at the knowledge of things because it might bring more doubt than truth.
At the beginning of the creation of his method, Descartes looks for a method of reason that would be free of the defects of logic, however, he still
sought his method ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Following this model, he develops his method based on his reason alone without the interference from others or his prejudices that could affect his
reasoning. He claims that the interference of more than one person, in the creation of something causes a less perfect and less organized thing compare
to things done by only one person. For instance, he exemplifies this with his education; he considers his education has a deficiency because all the
sciences taught to him were from different men from different eras.
Moreover, in order for Descartes' method to discover a great way for seeking the truth of things, he based his method on the geometrical style, which
entails clarity and certainty of things. In geometry, Descartes finds the notion of clear and distinct ideas, which are considered clear and distinct
because they are simple and unquestionable truths, and also they could be easy understood. In addition to it, he finds this method to be promising
because he comprehends geometrical figures to be absolutely evident, not probabilistic. The fact that Descartes was looking for a method that will help
him to find the truth of things encourages him to look for a method with the properties of logic, mathematics and geometry, but obviously excluding
their defects. He just set out four rules rather than a large number of rules: 1) to never accept anything as true unless it is so clear and distinctly,
meaning there is no minimum doubt; 2) to reduce every single complex
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  • 5. Vs And Syllogism In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Talking about Brutus join the rebels and assassinate Caesar, historians and litterateurs are always hold different point of view. Dante put Brutus in the deepest floor of hell (Giudecca) in his book Divine Comedy and punished him with the most severe punishments. However, many scholars believed that Brutus was an idealist. He had no selfishness and what he want was only prevent Caesar proclaim himself as a kind and in order to save the Roman Republic, he had to betray his friend and his patron. In Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Brutus had a huge monologue in act 2.1 "" Some people says Brutus was a snaky butcher refers this paragraph that he didn't mention anything about the choice in Republic or Empire, either the contradict between the national benefits and personal benefits. So people believed he is only worry about the power of Caesar and when Caesar become a kind, he might look down to others or even hurt them, including himself. However, this soliloquy dose reveals a fact that Brutus is fighting for public benefits, but it also shows the logic mistake in his argument. His metaphor of serpent and egg shows his syllogism. The major premise is that autocrat to Roman Republic is like the serpent to human, so we should kill them or we will been killed, and the minor premise is Caesar is the autocrat. So the conclusion is we should kill Caesar. Many people can find the logic mistake in his argument, even in the Elizabeth Age that Caesar was not an autocrat yet. This ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 6. Categorical Proposition, Categorical, And Categorical... Categorical Proposition A categorical proposition, or categorical statement, is a proposition that declares or denies that all or particular of the members of one type (the subject term) are comprised in another (the establish term). The study of opinions consuming categorical statements (i.e., syllogisms) forms a significant branch of deductive reasoning that initiated with the Ancient Greeks. The Ancient Greeks such as Aristotle recognized four primary distinct kinds of Categorical Proposition and provided them standard forms (now regularly termed A, E, I, and O), formerly deduced mathematically by John Venn and George Boole in the nineteenth era. What do affirmative propositions have in common? Affirmative propositions say All S is P. It is general because it talks about each associate of S. It is affirmative because it says that each member of S is involved in P. A true sample of a universal affirmative proposition is "Entirely dogs are animals." We curtail this proposition and cry it the "A" proposition (Agresti, 2012). All ministers are fibbers. All teenagers are worldly. All guys have what it takes to end up a productive sales representative All mutts go to paradise. The widespread affirmative as indicated by Aristotle is not two–way. Reflect, for the specimen, case 1 overhead. It doesn't imply that altogether fibbers are ministers. In case 2, we are not expressing that every single common thing is teenagers. (This "inverse" of the one of a kind All S is ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 7. Statement Syllogism_ Approach, Techniques, explained for... 8/19/13 Mrunal В» [Reasoning] 4–Statement Syllogism: Approach, Techniques, explained for SBI PO (High level reasoning) and UPSC CSAT paper 2 В» Print [Reasoning] 4–Statement Syllogism: Approach, Techniques, explained for SBI PO (High level reasoning) and UPSC CSAT paper 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Introduction Recap: 2 statement Complimentary case Approaching 4 statement syllogism Case#1 : Stick, lamps, power, dresses, shirts Case#2: Bird, Horse, Tiger, Lion & Monkey Case#3: Bench, Wall, House, Jungle, Road Case#4: (Complimentary Pairs): Cups, Bottles, Jugs, Plates & Tables Case#5: (Complimentary Pairs): Chair, Handle, Pots, Mats & Buses Introduction
  • 8. SBI loves asking 4 statement syllogism questions in its PO exam. (usually 5 questions.) ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... For complimentary case to be valid, two conditions must be met: Condition #1: Two answer choices have same subject and predicate. Applicable 1. Some Politicians are honest. 2. No Politicians are honest Not applicable 1. Some Politicians are honest. 2. No Honest are Politicians. Because both have common In first statement, subject=Politician but in subject (politician) and common second statement, subject= Honest. Hence predicate (honest) complemantary case not possible. Condition#2: The answer choice combo must be either of these three Answer choice combo example Uttar Pradesh (UP) + Pritish Nandy (PN) 1. All Politicians are honest. 2. Some Politicians arenot honest PP + Pritish Nandy (PN) 1. Some Politicians are honest 2. Some Politicians arenot honest PP + United Nations (UN) 1. Some Politicians are honest. 2. No Politicians are honest When these two conditions are met, then answer would be "Either (I) or (II) follows."
  • 9. (to see actual question related to the complimentary pair situation, check the case mrunal.org/2013/03/reasoning –4–statement–syllogism–approach–techniques–explained–for–sbi–po–high–level–reasoning–and–upsc–csat–paper–2.html/print/ 3/13 8/19/13 Mrunal В» [Reasoning] 4–Statement Syllogism: Approach, Techniques, explained for SBI PO (High level reasoning) and UPSC CSAT paper 2 В» Print number 4 and 5 given in the later part of this article.) Approaching 4 statement syllogism Here you pick up conclusion one at a ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 10. Fallacies Found in Everyday Language Fallacies Fallacies occur when the premises fail to support the conclusion in an argument. Typical fallacies are found in everyday language, talking to family and friends, news articles, radio and talk shows, and discussions on blog web sites. Most people do not recognize fallacies in everyday language, even though, they try to reason correctly when they have arguments. Fallacies make the arguments invalid because they change the meaning of the argument. A first grader was put on a three day suspension from school for sexual harassment because he was singing the song, "Sexy and I Know It." (Staff, 2012) The first grader liked to sing and was singing the song. The school claimed it was sexual harassment because it was offensive behavior and disrupted the learning of other students. This could be rewritten into the following syllogism: A first grader was singing a song. Offensive behavior is sexual harassment. Therefore, singing a song is sexual harassment. A logical error with this syllogism is the fact that singing a song and offensive behavior is actually two classes, not the same class. It is a pattern of mistake in logical reasoning. "On the page, Simplexity explains that it passes commissions it receives from cellphone network operators on to consumers and why it must recover the commissions if consumers cancel service." (Dscount Cellphone sites com with double dose of terminations fee, hassles, 2012) The cellphones are sold to consumers at a discount with a ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 11. The Six Characteristics Of Toulmin's Argument Model Toulmin's Argument Model Stephen Toulmin was a twentieth–century British philosopher who noticed that good, realistic arguments typically will consist of six parts. The six parts that Toulmin outline in is model are: claim, data, warrant, backing, qualifier and rebuttal. According to Toulmin (1969), a claim is a statement that you are asking the other person to accept. In other words, a claim is the statement being argued (Rottenberg & Winchell, 2012). Toulmin (1969) defined data as the foundation of real persuasion and is made up of hard facts and highlight the reasoning behind the claim. The data according to Toulmin is the "truth" on which the claim is based. The data (grounds) of an argument may include proof of expertise and the basic ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... In contrast to Aristotle syllogism, Toulmin's model is more effective in make a controversial or debatable claim (what you want your readers to accept). Toulmin argument also takes into account the hitches in life where individuals have to qualify their thoughts with words such as sometimes, often, presumably, unless, and almost. Comparing Aristotle's formal syllogism, Toulmin's model highlights thatlogic is often based on 'probability' rather than certainty and focuses on claims. It is also an effective instrument for writers; since writers can use Toulmin's model to check the logic of our own arguments. Toulmin model is also a more effective instrument for writers because it is very useful in reaching the how and why levels of the argument; since it allows writers to disintegrate an argument into its different parts (such as claim, data, and warrants) so that they can critically evaluate on how well the different parts work together. As a result, writers will be equip with the necessary skills in understanding and reacting to various conditions in order to support claim where it is weak, but also to understand the reasonable objections of people who see the world differently (Wood, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 12. Rhetorical Analysis The president, Barack Obama gave a speech at Howard University commencement ceremony. Speaking to the graduating class about the need to keep pushing for change he gave the students at the historically black university advise on how to shape your own future and to always strike for better. The president argues that the U.S and the world is becoming a better place than when he was a collage student. However, there is still work to be done when it comes to employment, achievements, and justice for African Americans. The president also mentions to be confident in your heritage and to aim for greatness. Also that empathy should be extended to all people who are struggling to achieve success or a goal. Furthermore, the president advised the grad... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Her claim is "Today's students have a renewed interest in the boundaries of free speech, and as a society, we will benefit from the conversation they are fostering". The president of Smith Collage claims that parents and students who marched for civil rights movements in her collage years will know from experience why free speech maters. The lessons some of the students learned during those years opened their eyes and change their perspective on the situation. The minor term is "students have a renewed interest" and the major term is "the boundaries of free speech". The middle term is "benefit from conversations". The second premise is "students will benefit from renewing interest in the boundaries of free speech". The conclusion is "all interest in the boundaries of free speech will benefit the students". Since the neither of the statements is unreasonable on the surface, it can be translated into the standard language. The form they are in is the AAA– 1 form, which means that "All M are P." and "All S are M." with the conclusion being in the " All S are P." Now that it is in standard form it can be tested for validity using a Venn diagram. The first premise requires areas to be shaded in and those areas are where S is overlap by P and where is S alone. The second premise requires shading as well in the areas where S and M overlap and where M is alone. The areas that remain are the S, P, and where S ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 13. Investigating the ‘Belief Bias’ Effect in Human Reasoning Investigating the 'Belief Bias' Effect in Human Reasoning Abstract In this report an experiment was conducted to investigate the belief bias effect in human reason, the weighting attached to logic and belief in syllogistic reasoning. Belief biases were observed despite controls for conversion of premises. Belief bias was shown to be more marked in the invalid than the valid syllogisms. This consistent interaction between belief and logic was also noted. However, participants were intermediate in there response to syllogisms that were valid but had unbelievable conclusions. For 8 syllogisms presented, responses were collected as to whether the conclusion followed logically form the premises or not and a 2–factor ANOVA was performed in... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This gave some indication as to how people make judgments according to their own pre–existing beliefs, encapsulated in this well known quote "I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such that would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabrics of their life", (Tolstoy, 1883). This opens investigation into 'irrational beliefs', the tendency to seek out (and pay more attention to) events that might confirm our beliefs. Various Studies have examined influences in human cognition and the effect on reasoning. Pollard (1987) conducted a study which questioned the importance of the content or scenario in everyday reasoning. It was found that scenario may be more important than content in human reasoning, based on experience and prior knowledge and long–term memory, in an experiment that was derived from the earlier work of Wason (1986). Peter Wason (1960) was one of the earliest psychologists to examine the phenomenon of belief bias. Belief bias, also termed 'confirmation bias' is generally the tendency to search for or interpret new information in a way that confirms one 's preconceptions. Wason (1960) showed participants a ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 14. Reflection Of Crito In this first section of Crito, Socrates examines how the wording of a sentence can change its meaning using simple apprehension. He and Crito are trying to argue about whether or not "one must pay attention to the opinions of some people and not to others" Apparently that was said on multiple occasions, and Socrates is wondering if "it was correct on each occasion." He then changes the wording to "it is necessary to pay serious attention to some of the opinions that men hold and not to others" and asks Crito if he still agrees with it. Socrates is trying to figure out if we are talking about people or their opinions when we make statements about what we should listen to. This is important because while we should not listen to the opinions of someone like Hitler if he said that it was his opinion that 2+2 was equal to 4, we should not discount it just because Hitler said it! Crito does not mean this, but judging by his first statement, it is hard to tell. In the second section of Crito, Socrates is trying to craft a proposition, and he asks Crito whether the quantity of the proposition should be universal or particular. Should we accept the opinions of everyone or just some people? Also, what should the quality of our proposition? The second act of the intellect is used to categorize propositions by their quantity and quality. Through questioning, Socrates and Crito reach the idea that the proposition should be particular affirmative. We should accept the opinions of some people (like a coach or an expert), and we should not listen to the opinions of every person. Now we approach the meat of the paper, which Socrates presents with his mighty third act of the intellect: the argument! The three acts build upon each other, propositions are made up of words, and propositions come together to make syllogisms, which if constructed properly, can prove that if all their premises are true, the conclusion must also be. I find it easier to construct syllogisms using mostly nouns, so I have re–arranged the wording in order to do so The syllogism in this third excerpt of Crito goes like this: All people who betray agreements are people who do harm All people that do harm are people that commit an unjust action Ergo, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 15. Sarte's Syllogism: An Analysis (a) When Sarte states that "man is abandoned", he means that a sovereign God does not exist. One argument Sarte uses to reject theism is expressed in the following syllogism: P1: If a sovereign God existed, then persons would not be free agents. P2: Persons are free agents. C: A sovereign God does not exist. In P1, Sarte points out that if an eternal, otherworldly like power existed, and that power declared sovereignty over humankind, human beings would not have the capacity or will to choose their own fate, but instead be condemned to a predetermined destiny. Moreover, a reality being strung together by an indifferent creator, would deny human beings an active role in creating the tapestry of human existence. Sarte counters in P2, by denying that man is tethered to any existence outside of the one he chooses for himself. In Sarte's conclusion, if persons are fixed to a life of choices of their own design, then God does not exist.... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Sarte gives an example of this in an anecdote about one of his students asking him for help to decide whether to join the military during war time or stay at home and take care of his elderly mother. The point Sarte is making is that no person can give the student a right answer, and that there is no right answer, until the student decides what to do for himself. The coward and the hero can both live in bad faith, by being inauthentic, that is not acting on the values they decided for themselves. (f) The soldier guards in the Abu Ghraib Prison scandal acted on bad faith by not taking responsibility for their actions toward the prisoners by claiming that "they were following orders, and that's what people in the military are supposed to do." The soldier guards used military compliance as an authority to make a human value decision instead of relying on a self–actualized moral code, thus acting in bad ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 16. Teaching Argument Evaluation in An Introductory... Teaching Argument Evaluation in An Introductory Philosophy Course ABSTRACT: One of the greatest challenges in teaching an introductory philosophy course is convincing students that there are, indeed, reliable standards for the evaluation of arguments. Too often introductory students criticize an argument simply by contesting the truth of one of its claims. And far too often, the only claim in an argument that meets serious objections is its conclusion. For many students, the idea that an argument displays a structure which can be evaluated on its own terms is not very difficult to grasp. Unfortunately, the idea is grasped only in an abstract way, with insufficient appreciation of how structural problems manifest themselves in concrete ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The introductory philosophy student's inability to recognize argument structure presents us with a problem that cannot be addressed simply by "teaching logic." The problem that confronts us addresses a fundamental pedagogical concern: Our task is to instill in the student the habit of clear thinking. When we send our students out into the world, we have to make sure that they're prepared for it. This is not simply a matter of providing them with "tools." We've looked at logic that way– and we've approached teaching logic that way – for far too long. Certainly logic may be employed as a tool; it can serve as an incredibly powerful tool, as we who teach it know full well. But it's not logic per se that we should be concerned with in our introductory courses. We want to teach our students how to think clearly and responsibly. There is certainly a moral edge to this view of the situation, and the manner in which we approach our pedagogical concern will not be without further philosophical prejudice. Ours is Aristotelian. We have found that giving our students the basics of term logic serves our purpose well. We do not introduce it as a tool for argument analysis– a strong case can easily be made for the superiority of truth–functional logic in that respect – we present it, rather, in the way that a kindergarten teacher brings toys into the classroom. And we make it clear that term logic has limitations – it's not an all–purpose tool. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 17. Essay about Probabilist 'Probabilist' Deductive Inference in Gassendi's Logic* ABSTRACT: In his Logic, Pierre Gassendi proposes that our inductive inferences lack the information we would need to be certain of the claims that they suggest. Not even deductivist inference can insure certainty about empirical claims because the experientially attained premises with which we adduce support for such claims are no greater than probable. While something is surely amiss in calling deductivist inference "probabilistic," it seems Gassendi has hit upon a now–familiar, sensible point–namely, the use of deductive reasoning in empirical contexts, while providing certain formal guarantees, does not insulate empirical arguments from judgment by the measure of belief which ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... All these views bear the mark of his distinctively strong empiricism. He proposes (quite reasonably) that our inductive inferences lack the information we would need to be certain of claims they suggest, and (a bit more surprisingly) that not even deductivist inference can insure our certainty about empirical claims because the experientially attained premises we adduce in support of such claims are no greater than probable. We might think, on the basis of this last notion, that Gassendi has a good enough seventeenth century grasp of inductivist logic, and that it's rather deductivist logic he doesn't fully understand. Yet, while something is surely amiss in calling deductivist inference 'probabilistic', it seems Gassendi has hit upon a now–familiar, sensible point–that the use of deductive reasoning in empirical contexts, while providing certain formal guarantees, does not insulate empirical arguments from judgement by the measure of belief we invest in their premises. Such a view is possible for Gassendi to begin with because he is among those early Moderns who allow that we may have warrant for claims though we are not certain of them; this is the 'degrees of belief' concept which figures prominently in the development of modern probability theory. The more general point, which distinguishes Gassendi among his contemporaries, is that the strength all empirical claims share, irrespective of the way we infer them, consists in the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 18. Essay on Ap Language review Chapter 1 Review Questions 1. What is invention in rhetoric? Invention in rhetoric is the process of coming up with ideas for speaking or writing. It has three appeals, ethos, logos, and pathos. 2. What is ethos? Ethos is an appeal based on the character of the speaker or writer. 3. What is logos? Logos consists of the content of the argument. It also appeals to the intellect. 4. What is pathos? Pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience. 5. How does ethos, logos, and pathos work together to persuade an audience? All three come together to persuade and audience because they appeal to the heart and the mind. People don't make decisions with just one or the other, so this creates maximum persuasive effect. These... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The arrangement collects your ideas and lets you put it in order. It allows you to form the best possible argument. 11. What is style? Style is choosing how to express your ideas. Contributes to the writer's content, message, or emotional appeal. 12. What effect does style have in communicating an argument to an audience? The way the writer communicates is through their style. It appeals to the audiences emotions, it can make the message more artistic and memorable. 1. Invention in rhetoric is the process of coming up with ideas for speaking and writing, kinda like brainstorming. 2. Ethos is one of the three appeals. It is based on the character or credibility of the speaker and or writer. It's all about making the audience trust and believe in you in a sense. You want them to feel connected to you, that they have your trust and understanding. 3. Logos is another one of the three appeals. This appeal is the content of the written or spoken message. In this appeal it's all about reducing the problem ethically. Making the problems that they have more understandable and more logical. 4. Pathos is the last of the three appeals. Pathos is the emotional appeal to the audience by the speaker and or writer. Speakers know that people will follow their hearts more than there mind so they try to connect with them on an emotional level. Trying to speak with passion, and emotion so people can feel the pain and understand. 5. The three ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 19. What Is The Fallacy Of Lying The Antecedent? Conditional Syllogism of Negation (Modus Tollens)– Deductive line of reasoning Major Premise: If it were the case that we had the whole world at out disposal and we had all the time we needed, then your prudish reluctance to have premarital sex with me would not be a problem. Minor Premise: Death is approaching, and there is so much to do and experience while we are still alive. Conclusion: Therefore, our willing souls transpire, and we shall have sexual relations after our passing. Fallacy Fallacy of Denying the Antecedent The minor premise denies the consequent (then) from the major premise Since Marvell committed this fallacy purposefully, the form of syllogism is not flawed and the conclusion is valid Logic how received... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Although, Marvell deliberately committed the fallacy of denying the antecedent; it was done to be more effective in making his poem comical. In doing so, the audience is able to laugh at and ponder the other reasons for the failed seduction as well as the logical and illogical reasoning of the seducer in this poem. The major premise of the conditional syllogism of negation is, if it were the case that we had the whole world at our disposal and we had all the time we needed, then your prudish reluctance to have premarital sex with me would not be a problem. Death is approaching, and there is so much to do and experience while we are still alive, is the minor premise which negates the second clause of the major premise. Therefore our willing souls transpire, and we shall have sexual relations after our physical passing is the conclusion which subsequently denies the first clause of the major premise. Marvell purposefully commits the fallacy of denying the antecedent, therefore, the conclusion is invalid. Being that Marvell committed this fallacy on purpose, there must be other reasons why the seducer is failing at seducing his ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 20. Kant On Self-Interest Syllogism COMM 2494 (Syllogism) Major premise: Self–interest is deemed as immoral Minor premise: Most human beings act out of self–interest Conclusion: Therefore, most human beings are immoral KANTIAN DEONTOLOGY Kant believes that a person who does something because it is the morally right thing to do is especially commendable, more than a person who does something for some sort of gain. Human beings usually act out of self–interest. Whether its good or bad, we are doing it for ourselves, for someone important or for our loved ones. Psychologically, we would think our actions are right during desperate times. However we must realize that, during times like these, we may not be making morally right decisions. Moral doings involves the willingness to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 21. Heidegger And The Logic Of Categorical Syllogisms Heidegger and the Logic of Categorical Syllogisms According to traditional syllogistic logic, which has its roots in Aristotle, there are four types of propositions: the A proposition ("All S are P"), the E proposition ("No S are P"), the I proposition ("Some S are P"), and the O proposition ("Some S are not P"). These propositional types represent all of the possible combinations of the dichotomies of affirmative/negative and universal/particular. Each makes a claim that a certain essent (the particular I and O propositions) or an entire class of essents (the universal A and E propositions), the subject or subject–class, relates in some way (belongs or does not belong) to a class of essents designated by the predicate of the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... For Heidegger, the meaning of a word can never be completely divorced from its etymology; Steiner, in his work on Heidegger, quotes and then translates Heidegger, saying, "`Das Wort "Philosophie" spricht jetzt griechisch.' This means, literally, that the word itself, if we hear it rightly, speaks Greek." (Steiner 22) Steiner later summarizes Heidegger's attempt to find an explanation for Being [Sein] by tracing the etymological roots of the German word. Heidegger, according to Steiner, finds three roots for different forms of the German verb Sein. The German ist comes from the Indo–European es, and is translated by Heidegger as "life itself" and "the integral." The German bin and bist derive from the Indo–European bheu, which is translated by Heidegger as "that which declares itself as a phenomenon." Finally, the German Wesen is derived from the Sanskrit vasami, which is translated roughly as "to belong to and in." (Steiner 46) Does this etymological study bear any relationship to formal logic, or have we wandered far afield? As it turns out, this examination has important bearings on the theory and evaluation of categorical syllogisms. Various forms of the English verb "to be" have differing etymologies, as well. The English "is" has the same etymological root as the German ist, which means that it also (at least for Heidegger) carries the meanings of "life itself" and "the integral." The ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 22. Syllogisms & Logic Essay University of Phoenix Material Syllogisms & Logic PART I: SYLLOGISMS To be a valid syllogism, the conclusion must be proven by the reasons. Carefully study the following syllogisms and decide if they are valid or invalid: 1. All zebras are striped animals. No zebras are polar bears. Therefore, no polar bears are striped animals. 2. All clowns are funny individuals. Some sad people are clowns. Therefore, some sad people are funny individuals. 3. Some sticky substances are yucky things. All taffy is a sticky substance. Therefore, some taffy is a yucky thing. 4. All items made of gold are expensive items. Some rings are items made of gold. Therefore, some rings are expensive... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The Browns did beat the Steelers, so Chris and Nick are very happy, indeed. |Valid |Modus Ponens (Affirming the Antecedent) | 11. Madeline must have known the material for the test, because if a person knows the material, that person will get an A, and Madeline was one of the students that got an A. 12. Anastasia believes that if she treats people honestly and with an open mind, she will have diverse friendships. She is honest and open–minded and has friends all over the world. 13. Roberto thought that if he worked very hard, his boss would give him a raise or a promotion. He made sure she noticed him, but she did not give
  • 23. him a raise or promotion. He thought he must not have worked hard enough. 14. "I'm still eating too much ice cream," lamented George. "My waist measurement is the same as it was six months ago. I know if I didn't eat so much ice cream, I would reduce my waist size." 15. The best way to make sure we pay fewer taxes is to elect conservatives. We must not have elected enough conservatives, because we are paying more taxes. 16. If my neighbor were a decent human being, he wouldn't let his yard trash fall onto my property. But ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 24. Allegory Of The Cave: Plato's Views About The Nature Of... 3. Explain how the Allegory of the Cave represents Plato's views about the nature of knowledge and the nature of reality. In the Allegory of the Cave there are chained prisoners in cave who can only stare at the cave wall in front of them. At the back there is a long entrance with a staircase the width of the cave and a fire burning in the distance. They see only shadows projected in front of them from a raised platform and hear an echo that they attribute to what they observe. They talk about and name the shadows of objects they see before them. To them the truth are the shadows. Then one day one of the prisoners is released. He is told that what he saw before was an illusion. Once he is outside it takes a while for his eyes to adjust to the sun. First he observed the shadows of thing then their reflection and finally the actual object. Remembering his previous state he goes back to the cave and tries to explain that everything is an illusion but they laugh at him and think he's crazy. They believe it best not to ascend and they choose to remain as they are. The cave represented opinion. The shadows that are cast on to the wall represented physical objects. The prisoners represented the common people (Welles). In this allegory the cave represents opinion. The chains represented prejudice. The fire represented the sun. The shadows represent physical objects. The staircase represented philosophy. The outside of the cave represented the transcendental world. The moment of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 25. Kathleen Dean Moore Speech Analysis "People are in love with the oceans" (Dean Moore, 15:30). That was one point Kathleen Dean Moore presented along with some other very interesting points in her speech at the 2012 Nobel Conference. The points she presented went along with what was learned in Chemistry 100 and its Learning Outcomes of the Environmental Responsibility. She provided well thought metaphors of what we are doing to Earth and what could happen. One was the Penthouse metaphor that I found as an interesting and creative way of describing what is happening to Earth. The Penthouse metaphor is the world as a penthouse. Like all Penthouses, there are people living on all the floors. The ones living on the top floors ask the ones on the floors beneath them to collect ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... "This is the way the world is. This is what we value, this is what we believe is right, this is how the world ought to be" with the conclusion of "this is what we ought to do" (Dean Moore, 39:36–39:50). That was very well said, and in Chemistry, when presented the Practical Syllogism, the topic of sustainability and air pollutants were also presented. It made us look at the concerns of the effects those are making on the world and what we can do to fix them. Kathleen Dean Moore talked about the changes in climate, which we already know about and what will happen in the future if this continues. She carries on by mentioning that we are the enemies of the Earth. We are the ones creating the change in the Earth. That statement blames the consumers, but it should not. Consumers do not have any alternatives. The consumers were not the ones that caused the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico or any other of the world problems similar to the spill. In class, we learned about the fossil fuel economy versus the hybrid economy. We learned about the Precautionary Principle, the effects of CFCs on the atmosphere and what could be used in place of CFCs. The consumer may be to blame for a little as they are the ones using the product, but they were not the ones who created the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 26. Research Paper On Seneca Born in Spain in 4 BC, Lucius Annaeus Seneca was educated in Rome and became famous not only as a playwright, but as an orator and philosopher as well. Seneca was the second son of a wealthy family. His father, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, known as Seneca the elder, had been famous in Rome as a teacher of rhetoric. His mother, Helvia, had great character and education. Both his older and younger brothers became significant as well. Seneca served as Nero's tutor and later when Nero became emperor he served as his advisor. After he retired in 62 AD he lost favor with his former pupil and in 65 AD he was accused of conspiring against Nero and was forced to commit suicide. Seneca mostly wrote tragedies as far as his plays and was known for his violence and horror. In Seneca's Epistle 85 he wrote, He who is prudent is temperate; he who is temperate is constant; he who is constant is imperturbable; he who is imperturbable is without sorrow; he who is without sorrow is happy. After looking at this rather complex statement we see that we can put it into a complex syllogism, which is as... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... All constant people are imperturbable people Therefore, all prudent people are imperturbable people All imperturbable people are without sorrow Therefore, all prudent people are without sorrow All people without sorrow are happy Therefore, all prudent people are happyNow that we have put it into a complex syllogism and seen the validity of it we can now look and see if it's sound or unsound. A shorter version of that long syllogism is "the virtuous life is the happy life". I believe that this statement is sound. Reason being is because how can someone be happy if they are not having or showing high moral standards? Deep down you would know that something was wrong and therefore it would be easy to get depressed instead of being happy. So I believe this statement is ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 27. Everyday Decisions Essay Everyday Decisions In this paper, I will argue that if a person is exposed to the methods and principles of logic they will benefit in their daily lives. The sooner one correctly applies these methods and principles the more efficient their mind will become. Hence, you will be better equipped to make daily decisions through reasoning (processing information). Logic is a roadmap of the mind that holds true for every human. All those who are able to apply logic in their daily lives understand how the mind processes information. All those who pass a logic course are able to apply logic in their daily lives. Therefore, all those who pass logic course understand how the mind processes information. Logic is a necessary to learn ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... In a well–formed syllogism there are two premises and a conclusion. Modern logic covers a far greater range of possible arguments than those that can be cast into syllogistic form. This modern logic introduced new symbols like "or," "and" and "If…then…", "either…or", and "if–and–only–if"". With the combination of Aristotelian logic and Prepositional logic one is able to understand reasoning. What is reasoning? Reasoning is the instance of the use of reason and reason is the power of comprehending, inferring, or processing information especially in organized rational ways. Therefore, when we think rationally we reason and process information. When I claim that someone passes a logic course they must have comprehended the methods and principles of logic hence displaying that they are able to process information. When one passes a series of tests in logic they demonstrate to themselves and others that they understand the structures of logic. When one is able to reason through his or her thoughts the conclusion of their thoughts have been processed as well as their consequences. Many children spend more time figuring out right or wrong because they can't see a clear logical conclusion to their premises. As a child, I had limited reasoning ability because I was not able to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 28. Summary Of The Age Of Reason By Thomas Paine "The Age of Reason" written by Thomas Paineп»їп»їп»ї was a movement in the eighteenth century. It represented the way people viewed themselves, their knowledge, and religious beliefs. It also represented how people viewed the world.п»їп»їп»їп»ї The Age of Reason time period was described as the Age of the Enlightenment and during this time a lot of people were anxious to learn new scientific things. Thomas Paine utilizes many syllogisms in "The Age of Reason", for example, he states "No one will deny or dispute the power of the Almighty to make such a communication if he pleases. But admitting, for the sake of a case, that something has been revealed to a certain person, and not revealed to any other person, it is revelation to that person only. When he ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 29. Assess The Difference Between Conductive Reasoning And... The first concepts I learned about in this chapter are the deductive and inductive reasoning. As developing techniques such as both deductive and inductive reasoning is an important portion of becoming a critical thinker. So what is deductive reasoning? Deductive reasoning is structured in such a way as to give as to give us certainty about what it true in a given situation. The conclusions certainty is established when deductive arguments contain true premises reasons stated in the correct form (Diestler 2012). So basically, deductive reasoning is taking some set of data or facts and using that to come up with other deducting facts. When using deductive reasoning its sometimes knows as the top down approach which is sometimes used for research ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Therefore, you start to think out of the box and having different opinions it can allow you to have better decision–making skills in choosing better life choices for yourselves. In the video that was shown during the lecture about decision–making named How To Make Better Decisions (https://youtu.be /QW–AUTh6WOY) a mathematician believes he can solve complex human problems by using math. In decision–making mathematics share the same language, in you have problems that need to be solved. Therefore, you look at the factors that you're going away against each other so solve the problem with using math. In the example is trying finding a suitable girlfriend using numbers. The experiment was to see if the math could predict the volunteers which consist of the four nerdy science guys could get numbers from girls from a bar setting. The conclusion the volunteers were a success. Also, something that was discovered was with this simply analyzing the decision before hand seem to have given the guys more confidence to approach and talk to girls at the bar. The only person who was not successful was one of the guys Levi who reject the magic numbers and failed at the experiment in this performance. I don't always think that math can always be used, but you can if you want to make a logical decision then you make choose math to help you with the decision–making. One thing that can helps me in making better decisions is identifying the factors ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 30. Using Syllogisms To Gain Evidence Those Humans Are Subject Using syllogisms to gain evidence those humans are subject to ontological mistakes by illogical thinking Abstract A research into ontological mistakes and validity. The study was set out to see if people would use logical reasoning when it came to syllogism's showing if people would use logical or illogical thinking. It was shown that there was significance with people being ontologically incorrect, (F(1,4)= 46.848, Mean2= 33.14, p2= .224). The participants where 163 students from the University of Wolverhampton. A two –way ANOVA repeated measure system was used to render the data and during the experiment students were given 16 syllogisms to use, they were randomly selected to eliminate any chance of foretelling. Half of these... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Another method of overstimulating a person's mental cognitive ability for a person to logically reason. It is thought that by actively using reason to think may show that people might be less able to acknowledge ontological mistakes due to the resources needed are fully engaged with assessing logical validity. Syllogistic reasoning is a form of deductive reasoning which enticed the interest of logicians since the ancient Greek philosopher Aristole. Deductive reasoning allows one to make a sound claims for the conclusion drawn. It holds deductive validity which states that it's impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion to be false (Skyrms, 1975). Syllogisms have three terms that can be identified based on their position (Hurley, 2008). The major term is the predicate of the conclusion, the minor term is the subject of the conclusion and the middle term occurs in each premise but not in the conclusion. It is called middle term because it is distributed over both sections. Syllogisms also contain words that provide information about an amount or quantity known as quantifiers. Words such as are and is are called copula (Hurley, 2008). It is important to make distinctions between everyday language and logical expressions. The study will dwell into the question that if people can overlook ontological mistakes. We shall focus on a kind of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 31. Reflection Of Crito In this first section of Crito, Socrates examines how the wording of a sentence can change its meaning using simple apprehension. He and Crito are trying to argue about whether or not "one must pay attention to the opinions of some people and not to others" Apparently that was said on multiple occasions, and Socrates is wondering if "it was correct on each occasion." He then changes the wording to "it is necessary to pay serious attention to some of the opinions that men hold and not to others" and asks Crito if he still agrees with it. Socrates is trying to figure out if we are talking about people or their opinions when we make statements about what we should listen to. This is important because while we should not listen to the opinions of someone like Hitler if he said that it was his opinion that 2+2 was equal to 4, we should not discount it just because Hitler said it! Crito does not mean this, but judging by his first statement, it is hard to tell. In the second section of Crito, Socrates is trying to craft a proposition, and he asks Crito whether the quantity of the proposition should be universal or particular. Should we accept the opinions of everyone or just some people? Also, what should the quality of our proposition? The second act of the intellect is used to categorize propositions by their quantity and quality. Through questioning, Socrates and Crito reach the idea that the proposition should be particular affirmative. We should accept the opinions of some people (like a coach or an expert), and we should not listen to the opinions of every person. Now we approach the meat of the paper, which Socrates presents with his mighty third act of the intellect: the argument! The three acts build upon each other, propositions are made up of words, and propositions come together to make syllogisms, which if constructed properly, can prove that if all their premises are true, the conclusion must also be. I find it easier to construct syllogisms using mostly nouns, so I have re–arranged the wording in order to do so The syllogism in this third excerpt of Crito goes like this: All people who betray agreements are people who do harm All people that do harm are people that commit an unjust action Ergo, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 32. Socrates Corrupted In Plato's Apology In the Apology, by Plato, Socrates is accused of corrupting the youth of Athens. He defends himself in an argument that is comprised of two parts; firstly, Socrates claims that if he corrupts the young, it is unwillingly, and secondly, he claims that he does not corrupt the young. For, if Socrates corrupts willingly, then he harms himself willingly; however, he does not harm himself willingly; therefore, he does not corrupt willingly. Additionally, Socrates claims that if he corrupts people, either the men he corrupted or those close to them would come forward; however, as no person acted thus, he is innocent. The two arguments that Socrates uses in his defense are modus tollens syllogisms; the syllogisms are both valid and sound. In the Apology, Socrates begins with the premise that he is either corrupting the young or he is not corrupting the young. Socrates then makes the claim that corrupting the young would harm him; he defends this claim by asking, " do not the wicked ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Modus tollens syllogisms function as a logical argument in which a conditional statement is presented, and, if the consequent does not hold, the antecedent is also negated. In the case of Socrates' first claim, namely, that if he corrupts the young it is done unwillingly, the conditional statement is: if Socrates corrupts willingly, then he harms himself willingly. However, when Socrates makes claim that no man will harm himself, he negates the consequent, which then negates the antecedent. In Socrates' second argument, the conditional statement is that if he had corrupted the youth, either the youth or a close relation would come forward and tell him; however, because no one has ever come forward to tell him, he had not corrupted the youth. In this syllogism, the consequent and the antecedent are negated because no person ever came forward to tell him he had corrupted the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 33. Theories Of The Slope Fallacy Special Pleading: Everything must have a source or creator. Example– If Jesus is God's son, then who created God? God has no creator he is eternal. Contradictory Premises: Something you say that goes against what you said earlier. Example– If God can do anything, he can make a stone that he can't list. Undistributed Middle Term: A specific type of error that's indeductive reasoning (The minor premise and the major premise of a syllogism might or might not overlap) Example– We are mammals, mammals are warm–blooded, and dogs are mammals so they are warm–blooded Faulty Analogy:: Relying on comparing to prove something other than arguing for it. Example– education is like cake; a small amount tastes sweet, but eat too much and your teeth will rot out. Likewise, more than two years of education is bad for a student. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Occurs when a writer builds an argument upon the assumption that there are only two choices or possible outcomes out of many possible choices or outcomes. Example– We go to war with Canada, or else Canada will eventually grow in population and destroy the US The Slope Fallacy: It says that one step will no doubt about it lead to another step and then another which will eventually lead you to failure. Example: If we let the government to learn more about us through our phones we will eventually have 0 privacy. Non Sequitur: An argument that doesn't follow previous statements. Example: "I hate the government." "I love Hillary" Irrelevant Conclusion: A fallacy that occurs when a rhetorician adapts an argument purporting to establish particular conclusion and directs it to prove a different conclusion. Example: Is it good to have decent housing?"When the question really is "Will this particular measure actually provide it or is there a better ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 34. Syllogisms in English Literature Part 1 – Syllogism: All the mean people are creatures that are not pleasant Only creatures that are not pleasant are creatures that will be disliked A syllogism is an argument in which one issue is inferred from two or more premises. For instance, in the above examples we see: There are mean people All mean people are creatures All mean people are creatures who are not pleasant Therefore, all mean people are unpleasant Creatures may be pleasant or unpleasant Creatures may be liked or disliked Unpleasant creatures will be disliked Therefore, mean people will be disliked The syllogies are based on a set of facts from the author. The use of all, though, implies an imperative all mean people will be disliked, which may or may not be true because some people may actually like mean people or mean creatures. Additionally, meanness is perhaps a gray area it may be expressed societally or culturally. Some societies, for instance, have little respect for wildlife and see them as encroaching upon their land and farm; others see the protection of wildlife part of the human ethic, and therefore people who are mean to animals are mean a value judgment. We can infer, though, some absolutes based on the syllogies: in the world there are creatures that are nice and creatures that are mean, and creatures that are pleasant or unpleasant. We do not have an absolute definition of those creatures, but the syllogies imply that mean creatures are unpleasant and therefore people do not ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 35. The Logical Syllogism: The Witch, And The Wardrobe Reader Response #1: The Logical Syllogism In the book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the character Lucy finds an ordinary–looking wardrobe that transports her to a magical world called "Narnia." When she returns to her world, she finds that her brothers and sister do not believe her story about going to Narnia. As time goes on, Lucy's older brother and older sister go to their guardian, an elderly professor, because they are afraid that Lucy's refusal to admit that Narnia is "make–believe" is proof of her insanity. The Professor, however, does not agree. Instead, he presents them with the following argument, "There are only three possibilities. Either your sister is telling lies, or she is mad, or she is telling the truth. You know she doesn't tell lies and it is obvious that she is not mad. For the moment then and unless any further evidence turns up, we must assume that she is telling the truth," (Lewis, 45).... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... They should be able to tell that Lucy doesn't want them thinking she's lying. It doesn't make sense to walk through a wardrobe into a whole new world, but it does make sense for a little girl to make something like that up, but they know Lucy and that she doesn't like to lie so why would they think Lucy's lying? Why would they think she was going mad? I believe they think she's lying all because of Edmund. He is the lier, he has been to Narnia and says they were just pretending so, that just reassured them she is ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 36. Our Declaration, By Danielle Allen In Danielle Allen's essay, Our Declaration, she argues that all people should understand and recognize that the Declaration gives all people in the United States the undeniable freedom to self–govern. One person has the power to change the government; although this is not specifically stated, the freedom to self–govern implies every voice matters. She guides the reader to this idea by using simple and easy to follow examples to show the reader that they have the power to invoke a change the government. Allen also uses credible sources in order to give her reasoning credibility as well as using arguments that elicit an emotional connection. Allen first starts off with talking about the catholic church evoking an emotional response in ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... All of the support needed to be convinced by an argument is understood in the proposition without having to be explained. Nevertheless, if several of these true propositions are strung together, it can lead to a more refined but true conclusion. This method is called syllogism. Allen uses two different techniques in order to support her argument that self–evidence is the same as a syllogism. Aristotle was the one to originally come up with the idea of "stringing together valid premises to yield a self–evident conclusion" or a syllogism. She introduces that he came up with this method of a syllogism because he gives Allen's argument credibility due to the fact that Aristotle is a well–known Greek philosopher. Allen then goes on to show how coming to a conclusion can be similar to following a procedure using the Bill Gates is moral example. Unlike with the catholic church evoking feelings of undeniable truths, a syllogism uses common sense and rationale. Religion is a tricky thing, especially in today's society, but not many people can deny basic logic and reasoning. She uses a very simple example to demonstrate the denotation of a syllogism. "First Premise: Bill Gates is a human being. Second Premise: All human beings are moral. Conclusion: Bill Gates is moral." This type of reasoning is commonly used because it is easy to follow and understand. The conclusion that Bill Gates is moral is come to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 37. The Syllogism Between Celery And Summer In Winnie The Poohh A well known poet and the author of Winnie the Pooh, A. A. Milne, in his essay, presents the syllogism between celery and the end of summer. Milne's purpose is to emphasize two premises that lead to one conclusion. He adopts a didactic yet extraneous tone in order to appeal to the readers, and to address the importance of Milne's opinion on celery. He also shares of a short anecdote in which someone stole his beloved celery. Milne begins his essay by telling his readers that he knew summer is coming to an end because he got served celery. He continues to explain that every other sign that is designated to the start of autumn is not always constant or as meaningful to him. In line six, he describes the crispness of celery being a start to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 38. Aristotle on Rhetoric Essay Aristotle on Rhetoric Aristotle (384–322 B.C.) was a Greek philosopher, educator, and scientist. He was able to combine the thoughts of Socrates and Plato to create his own ideas and definition of rhetoric. He wrote influential works such as Rhetoric and Organon, which presented these new ideas and theories on rhetoric . Much of what is Western thought today evolved from Aristotle's theories and experiments on rhetoric. Aristotle's Life Aristotle was born in 384 B.C., in Northern Greece. His father was a physician to the king of Macedonia, Amyntas II. Amyntas II was the grandfather of Alexander the Great. When Aristotle was still a boy, both of his parents died; so he was raised by a guardian named Proxenus. At the age of... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... His popular writings were written for a general audience and modeled after Plato's dialogues. The memoranda is a collection of research materials and historical records. Most of the writings from these two groups have been lost. The third group, the treatises, was written for his classes, to teach his students. They were either lecture notes or textbooks. These treatises were made only for the students and are the only writings that still survive today. Aristotle's early writings showed his admiration for Plato by imitating Plato's style. He wrote in dialogue form and his themes were variations of themes that Plato had developed. Later on, his writings strayed from Platonistic views and they compared concrete fact to the abstract and often clashed with the views of Plato. Two of his most important writings concerning rhetoric are Organon and Rhetoric. Organon was a collection of papers that included the Categories, the Prior and Posterior Analytics, the Topics, and On Interpretation. The word organon means instrument. In these papers Aristotle investigates thought, which is the instrument of knowledge. Rhetoric was written sometime between 360 and 334 B.C. In this work, he writes about the art of public speaking. It seems that he is writing in direct response to Plato's condemnation of the art. He believes that different rhetoric treats specific cases. These specific cases are topoi, which are different topics that can be ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 39. Essay On Application Of Logic Introduction to Logic (FINAL TERM PAPER) [HSS 105] Ashar Alam [20140901] Application of Logic in the Legal World Many involved in legal practice would argue that a case in a court of law is only won on the basis of evidences and witnesses. But those people don't mention logic; because they sub–consciously take logic for granted; as you would take a premise understood in an enthymeme. Many scholars, both inside and outside the field of law argue that law's today are the result of years' of experience and observation and try to keep law outside the scope of logic. The aim of this study is to dispel any ignorance of principles and use of logic in legal practices and emphasize how logic forms an integral basis of legal practices and laws (Cohen) 1. We will show how logical elements like syllogism, fallacies etc. developed hundreds of years ago are still used in the structuring of legal arguments. We will also throw light upon how Aristotelian logic is used in legal... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Also some summer schools and special programs like Harvard's should be there to enlighten students about the relation between law and logic. Most of the times, logic plays a crucial role in bringing people to justice in the guise of legal arguments. A failure or a mistake on behalf of the judiciary, questions itself the applicability of the judicial machinery in its authority to judge matters. And we want that all the cases should be dealt by competent lawyers who can convincingly use legal arguments having a strong background in formal logic. Thus it we still have time to improve the reputation of judiciary in the world with logic education in the legal field so it is more acceptable to society before people lose hope in ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 40. What I Have Learned About Hypothetical Syllogism Essay In dealing with Hypothetical Syllogism all must be true. They will always contain two premises and a conclusion. It will state if one thing will happens, another one will following. Therefore the third one is expected as well. The premises as well the conclusion have to be all in a logical form to be true. For example: This is a valid argument, and can be affirmed. Apparently, Vickie is married; she is wearing a ring. Therefore she is married. S: Vickie M: is wearing a ring P: is married C: Therefore, Vickie is married. It has always been one my dreams to be married, have a diamond ring, and have children. Knowing marriage is the mixture of two people who have a common accepting of how they feel about each other. I have tried to learn steps to enrich my marriage and to be the best wife and mother I can. For thirty three years, I have been married. So using what I have learned about hypothetical syllogism. I can use the; if then I can accept Vickie is married; she is wearing a ring. Therefore, she is married. A goal of significant to me is staying in a rich, healthy marriage until death do us part. If then, this being my goal, I should do whatever it takes to stay in a strong marriage. To reinforce my goal many could buy this fabulous book, The Five Love Languages: I have practiced all of the five love languages: Word of affirmation, Acts of service, Receiving of Gifts, Quality time, and Physical touch. (Chapman Gary, 2010). These five love languages have helped me ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 41. Mu1 Unit 2 Question Paper –UNIT 2 REVIEW– You must be able to: п‚· Recognize and construct conjunctions and disjunctions. п‚· Recognize and construct conditionals, convert them among the three forms ("If... then...", "...if...", and "...only if..."), and identify antecedent and consequent. п‚· Recognize and construct biconditionals. п‚· Recognize, write the patterns, and construct the valid syllogisms: DS, PHS, AA, and DC. п‚· Recognize the invalid lookalike syllogisms: AC and DA fallacies. п‚· Construct an objection using a DC syllogism. New Vocabulary п‚· Conjunction п‚· Disjunction (spelling: disjunction, not disconjunction) п‚· Conditional o Antecedent o Consequent o Biconditional п‚· Sufficient п‚· Necessary п‚· Deductive argument o Valid п‚· Disjunctive syllogism (DS) (Elimination argument) п‚· Affirming a disjunct... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... a) DS c) AA b) PHS d) DC 13) What does a disjunction of two statements say? a) Neither statement is true. c) One statement is sufficient for the other. b) At least one statement is true. d) Both statements are true. 14) Which conditional form emphasizes necessity? a) If... then... c) ...only if... b) ...if... d) ...when... Practice Questions Argument reconstruction practice questions are at the end of Unit 3. 1) Say what type of compound statement this is. a) If you cut open that durian fruit, you'll regret it. b) It doesn't work anymore, but I can't find anything wrong with it. c) UnlessthezombieseatBob'sbrain,theywilleatAbby'sbrain. d) This movie is boring and stupid. пїјпїјпїјпїјпїј© Lyle Crawford – 39 – пїј e) Althoughformanycenturiespeopletriedallsortsofwaystoturncheap,commonmetalsinto gold, they never figured out how to do it. f) They skip class only if it's raining. g) Either they are skipping class or it's not raining. h) Whenever I try to turn it on, nothing happens. i) I'm going to walk out of this movie if and only if it is boring. j) Durian fruits smell awful; however, some people love them. k) The zombies didn't eat Bob's brain or Abby's ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 42. Essay on Benefits of a Tax on High Fat Foods Descartes In this essay, I will explain Descartes' central method of doubt to investigate the truth of things, in which he wanted to be critical and generated four rules that he would use as guidance. With his method, he suspends judgment and prejudices to obtain better results. Descartes argues that despite syllogisms has truth in logic, it still has something defective, which is predominantly the multiplicity of rules. These rules might bring immorality and confusion, thus prevent him for arriving at the knowledge of things because it might bring more doubt than truth. At the beginning of the creation of his method, Descartes looks for a method of reason that would be free of the defects of logic, however, he still sought his method ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Following this model, he develops his method based on his reason alone without the interference from others or his prejudices that could affect his reasoning. He claims that the interference of more than one person, in the creation of something causes a less perfect and less organized thing compare to things done by only one person. For instance, he exemplifies this with his education; he considers his education has a deficiency because all the sciences taught to him were from different men from different eras. Moreover, in order for Descartes' method to discover a great way for seeking the truth of things, he based his method on the geometrical style, which entails clarity and certainty of things. In geometry, Descartes finds the notion of clear and distinct ideas, which are considered clear and distinct because they are simple and unquestionable truths, and also they could be easy understood. In addition to it, he finds this method to be promising because he comprehends geometrical figures to be absolutely evident, not probabilistic. The fact that Descartes was looking for a method that will help him to find the truth of things encourages him to look for a method with the properties of logic, mathematics and geometry, but obviously excluding their defects. He just set out four rules rather than a large number of rules: 1) to never accept anything as true unless it is so clear and distinctly, meaning there is no minimum doubt; 2) to reduce every single complex ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...