Argumentation

Checked By Carlos TOrrealba

**II. Assignment:**

[] 1. What is a "syllogism"? Think of an example and write it down.
 * a. Please visit the following web page and read all about argumentation**. Please answer the following questions in your wiki
 * It's a conclusion reached from two statements.**
 * For example:**
 * Monday is the day after sunday.**
 * Today is sunday.**
 * Conclusion: tomorrow will be monday.**

2. Then click on the link "using logic" and write a list of all the important words (key words) used when writing an argumentative paper.
 * Premise, conclusion, argument, syllogism, enthymeme, induction, deduction**

3. Now click on "logical fallacies" and mention the types of logical fallacies that exist. Write an example of each one.
 * Slippery slope. Example: Teenagers will start killing people because they play videogames where they emulate shooting people.**
 * Hasty generalization. Example: My arab neighbor wasn't a good person. Arabs are mean people.**
 * Post hoc ergo propter hoc. Example: Bad things have happened to me since I broke that mirror. It gave me bad luck.**
 * Genetic fallacy. Example: I don't like spaniards since they colonized South America.**
 * Begging the claim. Example: That awful noise you enjoy listening to is terrible music.**
 * Circular argument. Example: Your brother is stupid because he does stupid things.**
 * Either/or. Example: If you don't support me then you're against me.**
 * Ad hominem. Example: He wrong because he's a smoker; he doesn't know anything about health.**
 * Ad populum. Example: He says doing this the right thing to do, and he's supported by many people, so it must be the right thing to do.**
 * Red herring. Example: I shouldn't have done that, but you're always blaming me for everything.**
 * Straw man. Example: I don't like the state but being without state is anarchism and everyone would start hurting each other.**
 * Moral equivalence. Example: My employer didn't give me the raise; he wants me to starve.**

4. "Logic in Writing" is an essential link for you to use when writing your argumentative essay. Please keep it in mind and revise it when possible.

As I said before it is very important for you to determine if something is a fact or an opinion. Go to the following link and do the exercises. Please check your answers.
 * b. Fact or opinion**. Please do the following exercises

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 * c. Read the text "Special Relativity" in**: [] read it and extract the arguments the author gives, paste them in your wiki. Explain if the arguments are in favor or against the relativity of time theory.