MODR 1710 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ad Hominem, Genetic Fallacy, Motion Sickness
28 Mar 2016
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Understanding by clarifying meaning & paraphrasing the key claims. Identifying parts of argument and portraying the manner in which the reasons are related to conclusion. Three major components involved in argumentation: the content - what is being arguing: the issues, claims, positions and conclusions, people - encourage the practice of arguing, called arguing partner. Challenger: critiquing the position: process - how people in an argument relate to each other. Rational inquiry: pursuit of truth about an issue through reasoned discussion,using argument and evidence. Issue: elicits disagreement about truth of the issue. Ambiguous: can have more than one meaning. Claim: statement that cane true or false, not a question. Supported claim: claim for which we provide support. Evidential claim: refer to claims about the world independent of individual beliefs, can be proven true or false; involves facts. E. g. the world is at, or gravity does not exist would not be evidential claims.
