Reference no: EM131667407

SELECT one of the following topics: Gun Control, the Death Penalty, or Abortion.

COMPOSE a persuasive argument pursuant based upon your position on the selected topic. ILLUSTRATE your understanding of the learning material by incorporating the following Errors that Affect Truth:

1. Avoiding the Issue (clearly identify where this is used in the argument)

2. Double Standard (clearly identify where this is used in the argument)

3. Shifting the Burden of Proof (clearly identify where this is used in the argument)

4. Irrational Appeal (clearly identify where this is used in the argument)

PART 2:

1. LIST the errors affecting truth.
2. DESCRIBE legitimate and illegitimate conclusions. PROVIDE examples for each.
3. DEFINE hidden and expressed premises.
4. BRIEF the steps in evaluating an argument.

PART 3:

1. SELECT any two (of the seven) Errors Affecting Truth. LABEL each of the selected Errors Affecting Truth when they are used in the argument.
2. COMPOSE a 5-7 sentence persuasive argument for the following topic: The green crayon is the best crayon in the box.
3. PROVIDE a Legitimate Conclusion. LABEL the Legitimate Conclusion.