MODR 1760 Lecture 2: Lecture 1
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It is rude, not acceptable, nothing to gain. Aim of this course is to develop our ability to construct, evaluate and attack arguments about values. Buy a practical study of argument 7th edition online. Read chapter 1 and exercises 1 & 2 part a. A claim or set of claims put forward to support a further claim. Premises claims which provide reasons for accepting a further claim (the conclusion). Conclusion claim which the arguer tries to support (with the premises). The table looks brown, therefore it is brown. It must have rained because the fish aren"t biting. Because precedes a premise and comes after a conclusion. Concerned with how things are, were or will be. Most polls indicate that trump trails clinton in key states. Therefore, clinton will beat trump in the 2016 election. Concerned what we should or should not do or the standards of behavior we should or shouldn"t hold.