Argumentation

**I. Argumentation**
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When argumenting you defend and justify your thoughts and you also argue about different solutions to given problems. Your arguments might be favoring something or against something. People might justify their ideas by using facts or opinions. Your job is to distinguish among facts and opinions and to be able to use them properly.

**II. Assignment:**

[] 1. What is a "syllogism"? Think of an example and write it down. syllogism: The most famous logical sequence. example: Premise 1) Maria dances only if she is happy Premise 2) maria is dancing today conclusion: Maria is happy today
 * a. Please visit the following web page and read all about argumenting**. Please answer the following questions in your wiki

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; if we ban arms because they are dangerous for the people eventually the government will ban all arms, so we should not ban arms. **Hasty Generalization:** example; even though It has not rained today, I can tell that tomorrow will not stop raining.


 * Post hoc ergo propter hoc: ** example; I drank soup and now I feel headache, so the soup must have made me feel headache

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4;">**Genetic Fallacy:** example; the gunpowder is dangerous because it was invented for kill

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4;">**Begging the Claim:** example; filthy and polluting oil should be banned


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4;">Circular Argument: **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> example, ricardo montaner is a excellent singer because he sing very good.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4;">**Either/or:** example; he can either stop using shoes or destroy the floor of his house.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4;">**Ad hominem:** example; the restaurant' food is not recommended because the chef is ugly

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4;">**Ad populum:** example, If you were a good Christian you would support the marriage.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4;">**Red Herring:** example; smoking is injurious to health, but what do cigarette factories do to earn money?

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4;">**Straw Man:** <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> Maria does not support the idea of doing concerts in the yard because she hates the singers

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4;">**Moral Equivalence:** example; that doctor who pushed me is as bad as Marulanda

4. "Logic in Writing" is an esencial link for you to use when writing your argumentative essay. Please keepo 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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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">**Fact or Opinion?**
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px 10px 10px 30px; text-align: justify;"> Decide which of these statements are fact or opinion from the drop-down list, then click on the "Finished" button to obtain your score out of ten.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"> 1. Smoking is a nasty habit. opinion <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">(Leave checkbox empty)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"> 2. Smoking is an unhealthy habit fact <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">(Leave checkbox empty) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;"> 3. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Daffodils are the prettiest of all the spring flowers. opinion <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">(Leave checkbox empty) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;"> 4. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Summer is the best season of all opinion <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">(Leave checkbox empty) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;"> 5. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">London is the best city to visit when touring in England. opinion <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">(Leave checkbox empty) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;"> 6. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">London is the capital city of England. fact <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">(Leave checkbox empty) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;"> 7. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Mary is the best shot in the netball team. opinion <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">(Leave checkbox empty) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;"> 8. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">John scored the most goals this season. fact <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">(Leave checkbox empty) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;"> 9. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Football is better than netball. opinion <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">(Leave checkbox empty) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">10. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Swimming is a good way to keep fit. fact <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000099; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">(Leave checkbox empty)Click "Finished" to get your score Your score is


 * 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.

- I believe Einstein's fundamental error to be that he confuses the measurement of time with the passage of time. Einstein would say that relative motion and gravity both have the effect of slowing time. I prefer to regard time as an absolute and say that relative motion and gravity slow time dependent processes.

-I believe Einstein's theories of special relativity and general relativity to be wrong because they describe the universe as having a fourth dimension of time in addition to the three dimensions of length width and height.

-However, since the satellite is undergoing centripetal acceleration as it moves on its circular path about the earth, the special theory of relativity is said to be no longer valid and the general theory is used to explain the result.

I think these arguments are against the relativity of time theory because they contradict this theory. ** You are right. They are.. **