Reasoning and Argumentation 1B.2
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Argument
She doesn't eat pork, chicken, beef, mutton, veal, venison, turkey, or fish. It follows that she must be a vegetarian.
Argument
She won the lottery, so she will quit her job soon.
Argument
The idea that space and time may form a closed surface without boundary also has profound implications for the role of God in the affairs of the universe. SO long as the universe had a beginning, we could suppose it had a creator. But if the universe is really completely self-contained, having no boundary or edge, it would have neither beginning nor end; it would simply be. What place, then, for a creator?
Argument
The officer shook his head, perplexed. The handprint on the wall had not been made by the librarian himself; there hadn't been blood on his hands. Besides, the print did not match his, and it was a strange print, the whorls of the fingers unusually worn. It would have been easy to match, except that they'd never recorded one like it.
Argument
Authoritarian government are identified by ready government access to information about the activities of citizens and by extensive limitations on the ability of citizens to obtain information about the government. IN contrast, democratic governments are marked by significant restrictions on the ability of government to acquire information about its citizens and by ready access by citizens to information about the activities of the government.
Not an Argument
Even though testing in horse racing is far superior in many respects to testing in human athletics, the concern remains among horse racing fans and industry participants that medication is being used illegally.
Not an Argument
For nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought. I experienced it with my own eyes and ears after the war, when intellectuals and artists rushed like a herd of cattle into the Communist Party, which soon proceeded to liquidate them systematically and with great pleasure. You are doing the same. You are the brilliant ally of your own gravediggers.
Not an Argument
The National Biosafety Board has approved the release of genetically modified mosquitoes for field testing. This particular type of mosquito can spread the dengue fever and yellow fever viruses. Clinical trial at the laboratory level was successful and the biosafety committee has approved it for testing in a controlled environment. The males would be genetically modified and when mated with female mosquitoes in the environment, it is hoped the killer genes would cause the larva to die. The regional director cautioned that care be taken in introducing a new species to the environment.
Not an Argument
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
Not an Argument
The most important thing in an argument, next to being right, is to leave an escape hatch for your opponent, so that he can gracefully swing over to your side without too much apparent loss of face.
Not an Argument
The only people who really listen to an argument are the neighbors
Not an Argument
