1.
\n(TCOs 3, 6, 7, 9) Here is a passage that contains a rhetorical fallacy.
\nName
\nthat fallacy, and in a paragraph, explain why the argument is irrelevant to the
\npoint at issue. Here is your example for this question:
\nAn
\neditorial says, “Taxes have jumped by more than 30% in just two years! The
\ngovernor is working for a balanced state budget, but it’ll be on the backs of
\nus taxpayers, the people who have the very least to spend! It seems pretty
\nclear that these increased taxes are undermining the social structure in this
\nstate. Anybody who isn’t angry about this just doesn’t understand the situation
\nand hasn’t figured out just how miserable they are.” (Points : 15)
\nQuestion
\n2.2. (TCOs 5, 8) In the example below, identify the presumed cause and the
\npresumed effect. Does the example contain or imply a causal claim, a
\nhypothesis, or an explanation that cannot be tested?
\nIf
\nit does fall into one of those categories, tell whether the problem is due to
\nvagueness, circularity, or some other problem of language. Also tell whether
\nthere might be some way to test the situation if it is possible at all. Here is
\nyour example:
\nThe
\nmovie No Country for Old Men was a big hit because reviewers gave it a good
\nwrite-up. (Points : 15)<\/p>\n
Question
\n3.3. (TCOs 2, 4) Explain in what way the thinking of the following statement is
\nwrong or defective. Give reasons for your judgment.
\nJoining
\nthe military, like voting, is a major responsibility. Since 17-year-olds can
\nserve in the military, it only makes sense that they be allowed to vote.
\n(Points : 10)
\nQuestion
\n4.4. (TCOs 3, 9) Suppose that a group of immigrants to the U.S. believes in
\nchild sacrifice as an essential part of their religious rituals. If one day the
\nimmigrant group becomes so integrated into U.S. society that most of its
\nmembers no longer believe in child sacrifice, can this be thought of as moral
\nprogress from the standpoint of moral relativism? (Points : 10)<\/p>\n
Question
\n5.5. (TCOs 6, 7, 9) Here is a short essay about an investigation.
\nThere
\nare also four questions\/tasks; write a paragraph to answer each one of them.
\n1.
\nIdentify the causal hypothesis at issue.
\n2.
\nIdentify what kind of investigation it is.
\n3.
\nThere are control and experimental groups. State the difference in effect (or
\ncause) between the control and experimental groups.
\n4.
\nState the conclusion that you think is warranted by the report.
\nScientists
\nhave learned that people who drink wine weekly or monthly are less likely to
\ndevelop dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. (Daily wine drinking, however,
\nseems to produce no protective effect.) The lead researcher was Dr. Thomas
\nTruelsen of the Institute of Preventive Medicine at Kommunehospitalet in
\nCopenhagen. The researchers identified the drinking patters of 1,709 people in
\nCopenhagen in the 1970s and then assessed them for dementia in the 1990s, when
\nthey were aged 65 or older. When they were assessed two decades later, 83 of
\nthe participants had developed dementia. People who drank beer regularly were
\nan increased risk of developing dementia.
\n-adapted
\nfrom BBC News Online (Points : 30)<\/p>\n
Question
\n6.6. (TCOs 3, 4, 6) Read this passage below. When you have done so, answer
\nthese three questions, writing a paragraph for each question.
\nYour
\nthree questions are:
\n1.
\nWhat issue is the author addressing?
\n2.
\nIf the author is supporting a position with an argument, restate the argument
\nin your own words.
\n3.
\nWhat rhetorical devices does the author employ in this text?<\/p>\n
The
\nPassage:
\n“Another
\nquality that makes [Texas Republican and former Congressman] Tom DeLay an
\nun-Texas politician is that he’s mean. By and large, Texas pols are an
\nagreeable set of less-than-perfect humans and quite often well-intentioned. As
\nCarl Parker of Port Arthur used to observe, if you took all the fools out of
\nthe [legislature], it would not be a representative body any longer. The old
\nsense of collegiality was strong, and vindictive behavior punishing pols for
\npartisan reasons was simply not done. But those are Tom DeLay’s specialties,
\nhis trademarks. The Hammer is not only genuinely feared in Washington, he is,
\nI’m sorry to say, hated.”
\n-excerpt
\nfrom a column by Molly Ivins, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram (Points : 30)
\nQuestion
\n7.7. TCOs 7, 8) Read this passage below. When you have done so, answer the
\nquestion in at least one full paragraph, giving specific reasons.
\n The Passage:
\nEd
\nlikes to argue with just about anybody on just about anything. One of his
\nfavorite arguments is against speeding laws. \u00e2\u0080\u009cWhy can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t I go as fast as I
\nlike?\u00e2\u0080\u009d he asks. \u00e2\u0080\u009cIt\u00e2\u0080\u0099s a free country, isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t it? I have the right, don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t I?\u00e2\u0080\u009d
\nDoes Ed have a valid point? (Points : 20)
\nQuestion
\n8.8. (TCOs 6, 7, 9) Read this passage below. When you have done so, answer
\nthese three questions, writing a paragraph for each question.
\nYour
\nthree questions are:
\n1.
\nWhat premises is the author using?
\n2.
\nWhat conclusions does the author come to?
\n3.
\nDoes the passage contain any errors in reasoning?
\nEither
\none thinks that there is no reason for believing any political doctrine or one
\nsees some reason, however shaky, for the commitment of politics. If a person
\nbelieves that political doctrines are void of content, that person will be
\nquite content to see political debates go on, but won’t expect anything useful
\nto come from them. If we consider the other case, that there is a patriotic
\njustification for a political belief, then what? If the belief is that a
\nspecific political position is true, then one ought to be intolerant of all
\nother political beliefs, since each political \u00e2\u0080\u009cposition\u00e2\u0080\u009d must be held to be
\nfalse relative to the belief one has. And since each political position holds
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\nhowever small, that makes it seem rational to choose it over its alternatives.
\nThe trouble, of course, is that the people who have other political doctrines
\nmay hold theirs just as strongly, making strength of belief itself invalid as a
\nway to determine the rightness of a political position. (Points : 20)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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