Week 1

Question 1

What is an Argument?

Answer 1

An argument is a set of statements, including at least one premise and one conclusion

Question 2

What are the three steps to argument analysis?

Answer 2

1. Identifying an argument
2. Reconstructing an argument
3. Evaluating an argument

Question 3

What is Literary Merit?

Answer 3

Literary Merit refers to how well written an argument is

Question 4

What is Rhetorical Power?

Answer 4

Rhetorical power refers to how persuasive the argument is

Question 5

What is Rational Strength?

Answer 5

Rational Strength refers to how consistent an argument is and whether or not there is a good reason to believe the conclusion

Question 6

What is a credulous person?

Answer 6

A person who believes everything they hear

Question 7

What is a person of contradiction?

Answer 7

A person who believes the opposite of everything they hear

Question 8

What is a dogmatist?

Answer 8

A person who holds onto their own opinions no matter what

Question 9

What is a skeptic person?

Answer 9

A person who doesn’t believe in anything

Question 10

What is a relativist?

Answer 10

A person who thinks somehow everything is right

Question 11

What is a rational thinker?

Answer 11

A person who examines arguments with an open mind, they change their mind when arguments call for it give up popular beliefs when arguments call for it, and vice versa