Describe an under developed thesis dimension of a written persuasive presentation
What will be an ideal response
The writer uses relevant sources but lacks variety of sources and/or the skillful combination of sources necessary to support a central assertion.
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Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Microorganisms are an essential part of the web of life in every environment. Microorganisms in the oceans and
in bodies of fresh water capture energy from sunlight and store it in molecules that other organisms use as food. They decompose dead organisms and waste materials from living organisms. And they even make nitrogen available to plants. Jacquelyn C. Black, Microbiology: Principles and Explorations A) Argument; conclusion: Microorganisms in the oceans ... use as food. B) Argument; conclusion: And they even make nitrogen available to plants. C) Argument; conclusion: Microorganisms are an essential part ... environment. D) Argument; conclusion: They decompose dead organisms ... living organisms. E) Nonargument.
INSTRUCTIONS: In each problem below you are given a statement, its truth value in parentheses, and a new statement. You must determine how the new statement is related to the given statement and determine the truth value of the new statement. Adopt the Aristotelian standpoint and assume that 'A' and 'B' denote things that actually exist. Some non-A are B. (F) Some non-B are A
A) Conversion. (F) B) Obversion. (F) C) Conversion. (T) D) Contraposition. (F) E) Contraposition. (Und.)
Consider the following argument: "Everything in the book of Mormon is true. How do I know? I had a religious experience that told me that the book of Mormon is true, and the book of Mormon says that I can trust my religious experiences." Which of the following fallacies has been committed in this argument?
A. the red herring fallacy B. the fallacy of appeal to pity C. the fallacy of begging the question D. None of the answers are correct
Thought experiments transform our intuitive understanding into a theoretical one by
A. always contradicting common sense. B. identifying the conditions for applying a concept. C. produce results that yield wide-spread agreement. D. none of these.