SSH 105 Quiz: ARGUMENT ASSESSMENT PRACTICE

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 105
• Professor: Klaas Kraay

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For the following bit of reasoning: (i) diagram the argument. First, as a recent survey proves, a majority of canadians believe we should spend more on national defense. Second, every other nation is like canada in economic size spends more than canada does. Using the concepts dicussed in the tectbook, assess whether the premises are sufficient and acceptable. If you think the analogical claim might be false, identify possible relevant dis-analogies. Smoking tobacco is the same as smoking marijuana, and it is illegal to smoke marijuana, so smoking tobacco should be illegal too. It is morally wrong to do nothing while a child one could save drawns in a river. The thousands of children starving to death in africa are just like that drowning child. So it is morally wrong to do nothing while a child one could save dies in. The company surveyed 300 american students and found that 75% of them have shoplifted at least once.