Krakauer ends Into Thin Air by appealing to logos in order to develop an argument which explains the deaths of Scott Fischer, the leader of an expedition ascending Everest at the same times as the Adventure Consultant’s expedition, and Yasuko Namba, a client of Adventure Consultants. In the final chapters of the book, many of the survivors are faced with the decision. of whether or not to save their nearly dead team mates. Krakauer argues that attempting to rescue the injured survivors like Fischer and Namba, would needlessly jeopardize the lives of the other climbers. Including this argument helps Krakauer establish the motives of the surviving climbers.
Gretchen Weirob’s argument is based on the view that physical identification is more important towards personal identity rather than psychological features. For example, Weirob believes that a person can identify with their body because they can see their body and it’s certain capacity; the body is very rational. Which is why she would not want her brain to be put into someone else’s body. She believes the body is the unique differentiation to an individual’s identification. Her argument becomes clear when she discusses the idea that someone can be manipulated, put under hypnosis or delusional to think that a different body from Weirob’s is Gretchen Weirob.
In his argumentative essay, Paul Bogard uses literacy diction and allusions to give credibility to his argument. By using words like Van Gogh, “Starry night sky”, and given. These words evoke a feeling of recollection. Also using the words van Gogh, Paul gives his paper further credibility all while persuading the audience to be on his side. Furthermore Paul also uses imagery in his argument to evoke a feeling of both sadness and a feeling of missing out.
Hard Data, Hollow Protests I highly disagree with majority of Mac Donald’s argument. Firstly, her inclination that officers “have more to fear from black men than black men have to fear” from the officers does not sit well with me. Although blacks may make up the highest percentage of cop-killers, blacks are more likely to be shot than whites. I suggest that since both facts are true to an extent, social culture and biases have become the driving force for both instances to play out as they are: Black men are more likely to kill cops, cops are more likely to kill black men.
The general argument made by Mac Tucker is that the qualification system used in America isn’t up to par with the system used in other countries. More specifically Tucker argues that a better system could be put into place because the one now doesn't work well and Americans actually hate the system currently in use. He writes that many of the high stakes exams taken are set for the students not the teachers. The teachers receive no repercussions because these exams are set for the students and the only ones on the line are them. In this passage Tucker is suggesting that a new system should be put into place so that students and teachers are both able to track their progress and improve their standards.
Hi Kelly, I truly enjoyed your informative presentation. It is obvious that the APA provides effective standards for evaluator to adopt and initiate on their professional life when working on organization program and socially acquainting with individuals interested with the program. The evaluation must be done well with no notions involving negative thought, tricking, or manipulating with intent to override the investigation or miscommunicate with others. Consecutive communicative interaction with stakeholders informing them of the evaluation progress would enhance their motivation and contribution to a long life program. It is true that the evaluator has the duty to salvage participants’ safety and protect them from any harms, and protecting
Mellissa’s argument is that they should pull the plug on Mathew. Mellissa believes that Mathew’s body is what makes up Mathew and feels that since he can no longer function Mathew is gone for good. For example Mellissa states “Since his brain is gone, he is gone. I don't think we can help by keeping his body alive." Mellissa views Mathew’s dilemma in a scientific way.
It was this opportunity which afforded Tolkien to develop his linguistic
If everything's an argument, then that means the whole book and title could be an argument. Everything, indeed, is an argument. Before I opened this chubby book, I doubted the title. I thought: “How can everything be an argument? That would mean our days would be spent constantly arguing--mentally or verbally.”
Mount Everest is a huge 8,848 meter mountain in Nepal. In 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary became the first people to officially reach the top of the mountain by using the southeast ridge route. " Both Tenzing and I thought that once we'd climb the mountain, it was unlikely anyone would ever make another attempt," Sir Edmund says in an interview with National Geographic. "We couldn't have been more wrong".
The origins of fairy stories are as ancient as language itself. In the “On Fairy Stories”, J.R.R. Tolkien attempts to provide answers to the questions that the
Reality: It is Not All Its Cracked Up To Be In this essay I analyze J.R.R Tolkien’s fantasy epic, The Lord of the Rings, and the relationship between the language of its fictional warriors and how they relate to the language and tone of the First World War in Britain. Tolkien was an officer in the British army during WWI and took part in the Battle of the Somme, in which 60,000 British soldiers were injured or killed on the first day alone. According to Paul Fussell, author of The Great War and Modern Memory, “The attack on the Somme was the end of illusions about breaking the line and sending in the cavalry through to the end the war.” (13)
Argument number two contains obvious logical fallacies . The most obvious fallacy in this argument is faulty correlation. The author suggests that an increase in the popularity of skateboarding has cause a dramatic decrease indramatically decreased the number of shoppers that visit the Center Plaza regularly. This statement has no real relation or concrete evidence supporting it, therefore deeming it a weak argument. Another example of faulty correlation is when the author states that the dramatic increase in litter and vandalism is directly related to the increase in skateboard popularity .
When I had first opened Ben Goldacre’s book “Bad Science”, I did not know what was to be expected. Know that I have read and assessed the book I feel as though I have learned something that has given me the confidence to voice my opinion and have evidence to support my arguments on how some products claim to have scientific proof. That being said, fish oils, vitamins, detox, and brain gym are all bullshit creations that should not be sold to the public. Now, I say this only after having read Bad Science, because these techniques are criticized and challenged by Ben Goldacre. I have learned that some detoxification methods are bogus and can be disproven in my very own kitchen, and I don’t have to be an accredited university scientist to be able to prove this.
Final Essay After sixteen-week of logic class, I have learned many concepts. For example, deductive or inductive argument, rational thinking, rhetorical power, normative argument, fallacy, categorical propositions… All of them can apply to our real life. However, the concepts that are the most relevant to me and my personal life are rhetorical power, normative argument, and the bandwagon appeal.
