Thinking Critically
what is check understanding?
know what is being argued and purpose behind it
What is a claim?
Statement that the writer wants to prove
who created the basic appeals?
Aristotle
What is a fallacy?
Fallacies can be viewed as flaws that ruin the effectiveness on an argument.
How many common features are in most arguments?
5
What game should you play when thinking critically?
Believing and doubting game
What are the common features of elements of arguments?
Claims, Assumptions, Reasons, Evidence, Qualifiers
what is an ethical appeal?
Support the credibility, moral character, and goodwill of the argument's creator
The fallacy that relates to a form of misleading images. Photographs and other visuals can be changed to represent something false.
Visual Fallacy
What the second planet in the solar system?
Venus
What is the point of playing the game in thinking critically?
To see both sides of argument and understand the claims being made
What is often unstated when analyzing the emergents of arguments?
Assumptions
Which appeal relates to one's emotions?
Emotional Appeals (Pathos)
Who cares what that loud mouth has to say about the healthcare system? is an example of what
Verbal Fallacies
Assumptions are affected by
Cultural and Belief
Which of the following are examples of relevant questions?
What’s the goal of the argument?
What assumptions can be made by this argument?
What objections might be made to the argument?
All of the above
A claim is as strong as what
its reason
What are two examples of evidence that can be included in a person's argument according to logic appeals?
-Observations
-Interviews
-Surveys and Questionnaires
-Experiments and Personal Experiences
-Testimony of others
-Statistics
What are the types of fallacies?
Verbal, Post Hoc, Visual, and either or fallacy
Who is the author of the English book?
Andrea A. Lunsford