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Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking. Win Every Argument Every Time. Aristotelian Logic. An argument consists of one or more premises and one conclusion. A premise is a statement that is offered in support of the claim being made.

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Critical Thinking

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  1. Critical Thinking Win Every Argument Every Time

  2. Aristotelian Logic • An argument consists of one or more premises and one conclusion. • A premise is a statement that is offered in support of the claim being made. • A conclusion is a statement that is the logical consequence of one or more premises. • For an argument to be valid its premises must support its conclusion. For anargument to be sound it must be valid and all premises must be true

  3. Syllogism = form of deductive reasoning where conclusion is drawn from 2 premises. All men are mortal, major premise Socrates is a man. minor premise Therefore Socrates is mortal. conclusion

  4. Argument Strategy Website • Read the following examples and definitions on the website to review strategies used in arguments • Good arguments blend a mixture of these strategies and often do NOT use them in isolation • Argument Strategy Website (click below) • http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/write/read12/toolbar/set02.aspx

  5. Examples of Argument Strategies • Define or redefine words • “prolife” means all life (death penalty, weapons, etc) • “marriage” is the joining of “man and woman” • Statistics • Caution stats can be interpreted differently!!! • Examples • Specific stories or accounts to support or refute • Quoting Experts • Editorials or professionals, philosophers, etc. • Altering the “real” debate • Real debate is not should we torture, but what is America’s role as a humanitarians in the world?

  6. Argument Strategies con… • Which is worse/ Pick your poison? saving American lives killing Japanese lives • Antithesis or Disputed Arguments • Caution stats can be interpreted differently!!! • Absolutes/ Inalienable Rights/ God • Who can argue with God? Constitution? • BUZZ Words • “sanctity” “terror” “life” “freedom” “rights” • Connecting 2 ideas • Kill = murders then Cut off hands of thieves

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