1.2: Recognizing Arguments Flashcards
What is needed for a passage to contain an argument?
- A claim of evidence
- A claim that the evidence supports something
What is the difference between an explicit claim and an implicit claim?
Think: whether or not there are indicator words.
Explicit claims contain indicator words, while implicit claims do not.
True or False:
The presence of an indicator words always signifies an argument.
False
Define:
Simple Noninferential Passages
An inference possesses an argument!
passages that don’t claim to prove anything
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Warning
(a type of noninferential passage)
a comment on potential danger or strife
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Piece of Advice
(a noninferential passage)
a recommendation about what someone should do
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Statement of Belief or Opinion
(a noninferential passage)
The definition is in the term itself!!!
a statement about what someone believes or thinks
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Loosely Associated Statements
(a noninferential passage)
about the same general topic, but make no claims of proving something
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Report
(a noninferential passage)
statements conveying information about something
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Expository Passages
objective is to flesh-out a topic, NOT to prove the topic
topic sentence followed by sentences that expand upon the topic
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Illustrations
An example that shows what something means or what it does.
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Arguments from Examples
illustrations that are taken as arguments
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Explanation
shedding light on an event
(typically the events are already accepted)
What is the explanandum?
what’s to be explained
What is the explanans?
what does the explaining
