ENGL 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Syllogism, Pathos, Cruelty To Animals
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Audio recording started: 12:13 pm october 25, 2017. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck; it"s a duck. Major premise false, unsound argument since logic is invalid. Invalid syllogism: if x then y; y; then x. Pick the best evidence to support your premises/claims. How you utilize your sources in your claims is important. Carl sierra argues that young offenders often end up in a life of crime. Carl sierra, professor of criminology at harvard university, argues that young offenders often end up in a life of crime. Carl sierra (2001), prof of criminology at harvard university, concludes from a "thirty year study of 123 young offenders " that there is a correlation between age and crime. Quantitative values are more persuasive when used in argumentative writing! However, in certain fields, such as literature, the best evidence you can get is a word description from scholar.