Asssignment: Presenting Arguments
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the assigned chapters in your textbook and watch the videos Identifying Premises and Conclusions, What Is an Argument?, What Is a Good Argument? (Part I), and What Is a Good Argument? The Logic Condition.
Youtube Videos:
1. "Identifying Premises and Conclusions"
2. "What is an Argument?"
3. "What is a Good Argument? (Part I)"
4. "What is a Good Argument?: The Logic Condition".
In this class, we learn to evaluate issues in light of the reasoning on all sides prior to arriving at conclusions. We aim to evaluate the quality and quantity of evidence, striving to be as objective as we can about what is most likely to be true.
If you have not done so already, begin by choosing a topic from the Paper Options list to use in your writing assignments in this course. The next step is to formulate a specific research question that is important regarding this topic. You may review The Research Process resource for more information. So, if your topic is gun control, you would formulate a specific question, such as, "Are universal background checks effective at reducing violent crime in America?"
Once you have formulated your question, conduct research from non-scholarly sources on the internet (e.g., news articles, op-eds, etc.) that present substantive reasoning on each side of the issue.
Your task is to present and evaluate the reasoning from a non-scholarly source on each side of your issue. There is no need to take sides on the issue at this stage. In your analysis, strive to be as objective as possible, evaluating the reasoning from a neutral point of view. For an example of how to complete this paper, take a look at the Week One Example paper.
Your paper should include clearly labeled sections addressing the following elements:
• Introduction (approximately 100 words)
o Explain your topic.
o State the specific question that you are addressing.
• Presentation of an Argument
o Describe the non-scholarly source (e.g., an op-ed, newspaper article, website, etc.) on one side of the issue and summarize the key points made (approximately 50 words).
o Present what you see as the main argument from that source. Make sure to present your argument in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion. (approximately 100 words)
o Evaluate the quality of the reasoning in this source (approximately 200 words)
- In completing your evaluation, consider assessing how well the research supports the premises of the main argument and how strongly the reasoning supports the conclusion of that argument.
• Presentation of an Argument on the Other Side of the Issue
o Describe the non-scholarly source on the opposite side of the issue and summarize the key points made. (approximately 50 words)
o Present what you see as the main argument from that source. Make sure to present your argument in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion. (approximately 100 words)
o Evaluate the quality of the reasoning in this source (approximately 200 words)
- In completing your evaluation, consider assessing how well the research supports the premises of the main argument and how strongly the reasoning supports the conclusion.
o See the upload papers
o The discussion one is what I want to discuss in this paper.
o The other one is an example how the professor want the paper
Discussion
*Does social media enhance or hinder interpersonal relationships?
Argument 1
Premise 1: Social Media is used by a lot of people all around the world to stay connected with loved ones and friends and also meet new people that have the same interest as you.
Premise 2: Pictures, videos, life events (marriage, graduation, birth of a child, etc.), thoughts and feelings and news can be shared with anyone in the world instantly.
Conclusion: Social Media can help improve interpersonal relationships by allowing individuals the opportunity to stay connected with friends, media and family near and far at any point in someone's life.
Argument 2
Premise 1 Social Media is a form of obsession. Continuously scrolling and viewing content can decrease the stimulus in a person, or lack of interest in experiencing the real physical world.
Premise 2 Viewing the world constantly by only viewing social media, can decrease your verbal and written skills.
ConclusionSocial Media can hinder interpersonal relationships with your individual self and others around you. The want to get out and explore the world and have an adventure is replaced by "news stories, snaps, and tweets". Handwriting is getting very hard to read and people do not speak in proper sentences anymore. The conversations are made up of slang words.
Attachment:- Modeled-Example-Marijuana.rar