I need help with this assignment: Argument Evaluation DUE: Day 7 Points: 100
· Read the essay “Bush’s Environmental Record” by Bob Herbert found in the “Appendix 1”, pgs. 461-462. To find this, click on the “Controlling Irrational Fears after 9/11” link found in the Materials Tab, and then scroll down to Selection 5. Do NOT read the 9/11 article for this assignment, but read the Environmental article instead.
· Find the attachment “Week 7 Written Assignment help” in the Course Materials forum. Use this to help you write your rough draft of this assignment.
· Identify an argument in the article. Outline the premises and conclusions you find. Add in any unstated premises or conclusions as/if needed. Then, in a complete paragraph, answer the following questions for each argument, making sure to explain how you arrived at your answers.
o Are the premises true or plausibly true, or are they difficult to prove?
o Do the premises support or prove the conclusion?
o Are the arguments deductively valid, deductively sound or inductively strong, or are they invalid or weak? Explain your answer carefully and in terms of the definition for your chosen vocabulary word.
· Do this again for a second argument that you find in this article.
· In a third paragraph answer the following questions:
o Do you agree with the stance and arguments of this paper? Why or why not? (In writing this paragraph, remember that you are, in fact, writing your own argument in support of or opposing this article. You’ll need a stance and at least one strong argument (conclusion supported or proven by premises.)
o Is your argument in support of or opposing Herbert’s stance a deductive or inductive one? Is it valid or sound (deductive) or strong (inductive)? Don’t write a weak or invalid argument!
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i need an example of thoughts cognitiver and tational thinking, arbitrary inferences, selective abstraction, overgeneralization, magnification or mimimization, personalization, lageling and polarized thinking
example of arbitary interference
To complete your assignment on Argument Evaluation, follow these steps:
1. Read the essay “Bush’s Environmental Record” by Bob Herbert. This essay can be found in Appendix 1, pages 461-462. To access it, go to the Materials Tab, click on the “Controlling Irrational Fears after 9/11” link, and then scroll down to Selection 5. Make sure you read the Environmental article mentioned, not the 9/11 article.
2. Find the attachment “Week 7 Written Assignment help” in the Course Materials forum. This attachment will provide guidance on how to write your rough draft for this assignment.
3. Identify an argument in the article. Look for a statement or set of statements put forward by the author to support their position. Outline the premises (supporting reasons or evidence) and the conclusion (the main claim or point) you find in the argument. Additionally, consider if any unstated premises or conclusions can be inferred.
4. Answer the following questions for each argument using a complete paragraph for each:
- Are the premises true or plausibly true, or are they difficult to prove? Assess the credibility or plausibility of the premises. Determine if they are likely to be true or if they seem challenging to prove.
- Do the premises support or prove the conclusion? Evaluate if the premises logically connect to the conclusion. Consider if the premises provide sufficient evidence or reasons to accept the conclusion.
- Are the arguments deductively valid, deductively sound, or inductively strong, or are they invalid or weak? Judge the strength and validity of the argument. Determine if it follows a valid deductive form (where the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises) or if it is inductively strong (where the premises provide good reasons to believe the conclusion). Explain your answer using the definitions of these terms.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for a second argument found in the article. Identify a separate argument and analyze it using the same criteria.
6. In a third paragraph, answer the following questions:
- Do you agree with the stance and arguments of this paper? Explain why or why not. Take a position, either supporting or opposing the author's stance, and provide reasons or evidence to support your position.
- Is your argument in support of or opposing Herbert’s stance a deductive or inductive one? Assess the nature of your own argument. Determine if it follows a deductive form (where the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises) or if it is inductively strong (where the premises provide good reasons to believe the conclusion). Make sure your own argument is valid/sound or strong, avoiding weak or invalid arguments.
By following these steps, you should be able to complete your assignment on Argument Evaluation successfully.