Identify the following passage as containing an argument, two arguments, or no argument; if it contains an argument, identify the conclusion(s); and, if it contains two arguments, indicate which argument is the principal argument.Feldspar works at a restaurant at night and teaches during the day. I'd have to bet he's tired most of the time, and that's a good reason for thinking he won't do well in school this term.
What will be an ideal response?
Two arguments present; conclusions: "he's tired most of the time" and "he won't do well in school this term"; "he won't do well . . ." is the conclusion of the principal argument.
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Fallacies are worth studying because they can make an argument
A) sound. B) valid. C) misleading.
Isolate and discuss the rhetorical devices that appear in the following passage:From a letter to the editor: "In Sacramento, money talks, which is why our politicians kowtow to the local developers. So much for voting for honest people whose primary concern should be people, not money."-Sacramento Bee
What will be an ideal response?
Most people believe some _______ is coherent, but they will have to give up this belief
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Who said that it was better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied?
A) Kant B) Rawls C) Mill D) Yutang