ENG 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nrg Center, Keith Devlin, Mark Bittman
8 Dec 2016
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The basic building blocks of argument are claims, reasons, and evidence that supports those reasons. Using these building blocks, we can construct a strong logical argument. Good arguments are based on arguable claims statements that reasonable people may disagree about. Most of the time, there"s no point in arguing about facts like the earth is round or george h. w. bush is america"s 41st president. such statements contain no controversy, no potential opposition and so no interest for an audience. However, you might argue about the basis of a fact. For example, until recently it was a fact that our solar system had nine planets, but when further discoveries led to a change in the definition of planet, pluto no longer qualified. By definition, matters of faith cannot be proven or refuted. If you believe in reincarnation or don"t believe there is an afterlife, there"s no way i can convince you otherwise.
