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Exercise 1.2 1, Now that you're mayor of the city, do you still believe that the city government is a waste of time? Not a statement 2. Do not allow your emotions to distort your thinking. Not a statement 3. If someone wants to burn the American flag, they should be able to do it without interference from the police. Statement *4. Do you think that Im guilty? Not a statement 5. Should our religious beliefs be guided by reason, emotion, or faith? Not a statement Exercise 1.3 1. Ren? hates Julia, and she always upsets him, so he should avoid her. It constitutes an argument. Conclusion - he should avoid her 2. Do you think the upcoming election will change anything? It is a question, not an argument. 3. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. It constitutes an argument Conclusion - I pledge allegiance 10. Whether our argument concerns public affairs or some other subject we must know some, if not all, of the facts about the subject on which we are to speak and argue. Otherwise, we can have no materials out of which to construct arguments. [Aristotle, Rhetoric] *11. If guns are outlawed, then only outlaws will have guns. Dont outlaw guns. It is an argument. Conclusion - Dont outlaw guns 12. If someone says something that offends me, I should have the right to stop that kind of speech. After all, words can assault people just as weapons can. It is an argument. Conclusion - If someone says something that offends me, I should have the right to stop that kind of speech 13. Citizens who so value their independence that they will not enroll in a political party are really forfeiting independence, because they abandon a share in decision-making at the primary level: the choice of the candidate. [Bruce L. Felknor, Dirty Politics] It is an argument. Conclusion - Citizens who so value their independence that they will not enroll in a political party are really forfeiting independence Exercise 1.4 1, Faster-than-light travel is not possible. It would violate a law of nature. It is an argument. Conclusion - Faster-than-light travel is not possible Premises - It would violate a law of nature. 2. You have neglected your duty on several occasions, and you have been absent from work too many times. Therefore, you are not fit to serve in your current capacity. It is an argument Conclusion: Therefore, you are not fit to serve in your current capacity. Premises: You have neglected your duty on several occasions, and you have been absent from work too many times. 3. Racial profiling is not an issue for white people, but it is an issue for African Americans. It is not an argument. 4. The flu epidemic on the East Coast is real. Government health officials say so. And I personally have read at least a dozen news stories that characterize the situation as a flu epidemic. Argument Conclusion: The flu epidemic on the East Coast is real. Premise: Government health officials say so. Premise: And I personally have read at least a dozen news stories that characterize the situation as a "flu epidemic." Exercise 1.5 1. What this country needs are more family values. Premise 1: According to the last 2 years of records, number of joiners in elderly care center has increased in the country. Premise 2: Divorce cases in the country have been multiplying rather than decreasing. 2. All animalsrodents, dogs, apes, whateverhave moral rights, just as people do. Premise 1: Whether it is an animal or a human being, both are lives. Premise 2: Human beings should not forget ancestors were monkeys which has been proved by historical research. 3. Every woman has the right to abort her fetus if she so chooses. Premise 1: Women has their right on their body. Premise 2: Freedom of choice is human beings moral right. Exercise 1.6 1. [T]he Religious Right is not pro-family.... Concerned parents realize that children are curious about how their bodies work and need accurate, age-appropriate information about the human reproductive system. Yet, thanks to Religious Right pressure, many public schools have replaced sex education with fear-based abstinence only programs that insult young peoples intelligence and give them virtually no useful information. [Rob Boston, Free Inquiry Magazine] It is an argument. Conclusion: The Religious Right is not pro-family. Premises: 1) Concerned parents realize that children are curious about how their bodies work and need accurate, age-appropriate information about the human reproductive system. 2) Thanks to Religious Right pressure, many public schools have replaced sex education with fear-based "abstinence only" programs that insult young people's intelligence and give them virtually no useful information. 2. [Francis Bacon] is the father of experimental philosophy. ... In a word, there was not a man who had any idea of experimental philosophy before Chancellor Bacon; and of an infinity of experiments which have been made since his time, there is hardly a single one which has not been pointed out in his book. He had even made a good number of them himself. [Voltaire, On Bacon and Newton] It is an argument. Conclusion: [Francis Bacon] is the father of experimental philosophy. Premises: 1) Before Chancellor Bacon, no one had any idea of experimental philosophy. 2) Of an infinity of experiments which have been made since his time, there is hardly a single one that has not been pointed out in his book.More Articles From Philosophy
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