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1: The aim of argument that should have been deployed is inquiry. It makes most sense as it is a dialogue and the general nature of the argument is that they are trying to seek truth or figure out what is right/moral.

2: They violated the use of inquiry by not just trying to ask questions and taking stabs at what the best solution is, but they were eventually convincing the audience that the death tax is a bad idea.

3: They violate each criteria of responsible reasoning by…

Being well informed: They didn’t offer much reliable objective information about the issue

Self critical and open to constructive critiscm from others: They were not critical of their own answers and probably would not have listened to others’ opinions

Try to understand other point of views: They did not really even inquire about other point of views that may be out there

Know their arguments’ contexts: Didn’t have concsiousness of how their own situations effected how they see it

4: Their misuse of reasoning and not having an aim of argument led to their being no conclusion

5: Rembering the aims of argument and the criteria for responsible reasoning was essential for answering that question because it gave explicit answers for the reason of the outcome which was that there was no conclusion

A major gain for college sports Question 1: Her proposal could be slightly controversial because administrations’ willingness to deal with it depends on them admitting the deficiencies in how college athletes are treated and how it is unfair that they are not offered the same opportunities as music and art students. College athletes and all people who want to have a profession in sports would all probaby agree with her. The administration would disagree most strongly because they are the ones who will have to make the change and find ways to offer that degree and to make changes financially for it, as well as admitting their denial of opportunities for people passionate in sports.

A list of topics I feel are important to young people:

-how use of our cellular devices effects our relationships with others and our how it effects how tuned in we are to our own emotions

-how we use social media and how the intake of social media effects us

-How listening to music can do tremendous things for our internal world

-The value in understanding how your past and present circumstances have shaped you and have shaped the lense through which you view the world

Annotation of pgs 3-15

-The word argument has a negative connotation. It’s thought of a heated debate. That is not an accurate depiction of argument. An argument is defined as reasoned thinking

-The essence of an argument = a claim or thesis (what you are trying to prove) and reason (why the claim should be accepted as true)

-No one argues into the air. An audience is needed because an argument is meant to shape people’s opinions.

-Rhetoric was invented 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece and was referred to as persuasive public speaking (logos, pathos,ethos)

-Rhetoric is the art of argument as responsible reasoning

-develops self awareness of responsible reasoning and effective arguinG

-responsible reasoning: not taking the first position you might take on an issue but the best one. Finding reasons for that position

• Anything thats meaningful to us has the power to influence us

-We are expected to offer reasons for our opinions all of the time and it is quite common. We also hear arguments all the time. From ads, to our friends telling us why they feel a certain way about something

• Lippman – Because the freedom of discussion improves our own opinions, the opinions of others is a vital necessity

-intellegent people distinguish good arguments from bad ones. Regardless of their opinions. People dismiss arguments that don’t align with them

Criteria of responsible reasoning

• opinions develop of knowledge and reliable sources
• balance attachment to their opinion with willingness to evaluate and test them against differing opinions
• make a sincere effort to connect and understand others’ points of view because they don’t see it as an obstacle
• Are aware that what we are arguing has been argued before and will be after us and is shaped by where we come from and our own lives

-Media such as political talk shows are fake arguments.

Aims of argument

-inquiry : seeks truth

convince: seeks assent to thesis

persuade: seeks action

mediate: seeks consensus

1. His argument is that you are always learning more than what you are intending to learn and those extra things and skills that you are learning are more valuable than the content itself
2. The reason he gives to support this claim is that nearly every activity we do influences our brain and our body, most of the time in ways we don’t even realize. He provides many practical examples of this such as the skills learned in algebra that have nothing to do with algebra
3. The reasons he provides us with are examples of everyday life that anyone can relate to but make us see it in the light that he intends for us to see it in. He also provides us with ethos from the book Experience and Education by John Dewey
4. Yes it is convincing because he delivers an argument with reliable information and makes a conscious effort to connect with the audience

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