Purchase Solution

Comprehensive Arguement Anaylsis

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

I have been struggling with my critical thinking class, I am have difficulty in identifying rhetorical devices, fallacies and arguments validity. I understand the rules of the site, and do not intend to submit your work for mine. I would like to use it as a reference, to see if I am on the right track. I will attach two articles and I am tasked to find the following:

o Identify the principal issue presented by the source.
o Identify any examples of bias presented by the author. If none exist, explain how you
determined this.
o Identify any areas that are vague or ambiguous. If none exist, explain how you
determined this.
o Do you find the source credible? Explain your reasoning.
o Identify and name any rhetorical devices used by the author. If none exist, explain
how you determined this.
o Identify and name any fallacies used by the author. If none exist, explain how you
determined this.
o State one argument made by the author.
o Identify the premises and conclusion of the argument.
o Is the author's argument valid or invalid, sound or unsound, strong or weak? Explain
how you determined this.
o Does the author use moral reasoning? If not, explain how you determined this.

Attachments
Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

Identifying rhetorical devices, fallacies and arguments validity.

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal

This quiz was written to test your understanding of Jonathan Swift’s essay, A Modest Proposal.

Matching writers to their works

The quiz will list the name of a famous writer and you will be given a number of book, poem, short story, and play titles that you must match with the correct author.

Punctuation

This quiz may help you realize some common rules that are misused in sentence punctuation.

APA in-Text Citation Basics

Executing correct documentation format can be difficult. This is a brief quiz regarding in-text citations for APA format that will help you to master the basics.

Vocabulary Review for "Number the Stars"

This quiz reviews basic vocabulary terms associated with the book, "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry. Knowledge of word meanings aids in comprehension.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • tax exemption and public vs private goods

    The arguement for this follows: ........

  • federal tax exemption of interest on state-local debt

    This would be the arguement for. The arguement against this would be that whatever personal benefit the rich gain from this, everyone else gains much more with better local capital infrastructure.

  • federal income tax exemption

    Now the arguement for criticism is that state and local governments are less efficient in making state and local capital investment choices. The conclusion is that we need a national plan to coordinate all national capital investment.

  • federal tax exemption of interest on state-local debt

    The arguement against inefficiency is that where is the money coming from that the federal government transfers to state and local governments? It comes from federal income taxes on residents and corporations.

  • federal income tax exemption

    Hello, An arguement for criticism of tax-exempt being inefficient in this case is that the national government cannot control local capital investment if those funds are raised by local borrowing and not by federal government tax transfers.

  • Did women in Italy have a renaissance?

    I'm looking for an outline of key points that will make for a strong arguement to write a short academic paper in response to Joan Kelly's seminal article.

  • Simple Harmonic Motion: A mass attached to a spring oscillates with a period of 3.15 s.

    Explain 6.37/3.15 = 2.02222 thus the value for the cos arguement is just over 4 pi and just sligtly less than positive 1 folowing the crest of the sinusoudal oscillation x =xo cos (4.04444 pi) = .0436m and x is decreasing so the mass is moving

  • Valid Or Invalid Venn Diagrams

    Write a valid arguement that involves Chris's deduction. Then using that conclusion write a second arguement to justify Hugo's claim. Using Venn diagrams show your argument. So there are 5 sweatshirts, 2 with the letter L and 3 with the letter W.

  • role of ethics play in financial reporting and anaylsis

    89206 role of ethics play in financial reporting and anaylsis What role do ethics play in financial reporting and anaylsis? Can you think of any organizations that have come under fire recently for fraudulent reporting or analysis?

  • Budget Project for Cost Accounting Class

    The sale will for the month of Febuary Required: Complete the Budget Anaylsis Below 40 pts Compute the Price & Effeciency Variences for Sugar, Cinnamon, Almonds, Baggies & Kitchen

View More Related Solutions