Wednesday, July 11, 2007

3.6 - practice SQRRR - 30 pts

What is Logos?

Logos is a type of stratagy used in arguments. It is basically tyring to argue logically. But it is almost impossible to argue logically when you can't use words properly. Logos and logic sound a lot alike and are mostly considered one in the same. Both of them involve having a good language and command of information. Logos and logical arguments are normally those based on facts and evidence, rather then emotional backing.


What does appraising evidence mean?
Appraising evidence is taking the evidence that you have in front of you identiflying that it is appropriate for makeing the case and proving a point.


How are facts, personal experience, Authority, and values used as evidence?
These are used as evidence in a number of different ways such as background evidence, proving knowledge in the subject matter and so on.


What are the paterns of logic?
Logos arguments can take serveral different forms. The two most common ones are inductive and deductive.


What is reasoning inductivity and reasoning deductivity?
Inductivly reasoning is a series of observations leading to a conclusion or broad generalization. And deductive reasoning is an argument that rest on truths, values and the rights rather then on available evidence.


What does it mean to understand and evaluate claims and warrents?

It is good to understand the claims and the warrents so that you have a propper understanding on what is going on.

How do you recognize logical fallacies?

If you examin logical arguments you can easliy find the flaws if you take the time to examine it.

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