Date Critical Thinking Evaluate Arguments
Humanities
choose one of the exercises under “Evaluate Arguments” on page 163 of Chapter 8 in your Think: Critically textbook. Decide whether the argument is valid or fallacious. Share it and analyze it.
here are the arguments from the book, just pick one:
1- Everyone who owns a car needs a car insurance. Joe just pirchased a car. therefore Joe needs a car insurance.
2- Gatorade is a thirst quenchting. Tap water is thirst quenchting. So Gatorade is a tap water.
3- Twitter tweets are short, at most 140 characters. I counted the characters in your last e-mail and there were 1400, which means that your last email is nothing but 10 tweets.
4- If the tuition goes up next year, then next fall the freshmen class enrollment will drop. But the freshmen class enrollment will be as high as ever next fall. Therefore next year the tuition will not increase.
Theres few more examples, if you want I can submit the rest. Just let me know
How would you determine whether the argument was valid or invalid? Write 2-3 paragraphs that reflect upon the argument and process of evaluation.
Your work will be scored by the following criteria.
Criteria
Max. Points available
Content: In shaping their response, the
student applies vocabulary from the lesson, correctly presents specific
examples of deductive reasoning, and provides an analysis of their
example in 2-3 paragraphs.
20
Grammar/Mechanics: The assignment has been proofread and spellchecked prior to submission. There are no errors that impede comprehension.
5
Total Points
25
