Peer Review, 3 : Juliann Zheng

Part 5: Connect the argument with facts that prove your points. Note the areas of objections and offer concessions if needed.

Well-Known writer and author, Jay Heinrichs, in his book, thank-you-for-arguing, describes persuasive decisions, argument tools and how to use them when arguing or persuading your audience. Heinrichs purpose is to teach his audience how to use rhetoric and to teach us to argue without anger instead, be apathetic. He adopts an influential tone in order to reveal to his readers that the world of argument has a better way to persuade with logics.

For the purposes of this essay it is important to establish what is meant by a valid and a sound in relation to arguments. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy defines valid and sound in respects of philosophical argument. A argument is

An argument is a claim supported by reasons and pieces of evidence. Arguments have five primary attributes. Firstly, argumentation is a social process which involves two or more parties responding to one another’s proposal or claim. For the case of a written argument, the writer responds to the content of the essay through a critique process. The responses should not only involve restating the same claims and reasons but rather providing supportive pieces of evidence to the positions taken accordingly. Secondly, the aim of an argument is to make the audience adhere to the written critique. The objective is to influence the audience with the aim of gaining support to

In this article titled “Analyzing Arguments: Those You Read and Those You Write” goes over multiple strategies and examples to help you analyze the meaning and purpose of a specific argument and how to strengthen your own.

The purpose of this assignment is to make us capable to argue our claims with evidences. Moreover, it also learnt to be aware of the other side of the argument by writing the counter argument.

2. Write 5-7 sentences explaining which author you think made the best argument. Describe why you think the author "won" the argument. You do not need to agree with the author to think they won the argument.

What features of this argument contribute most to making it persuasive or not persuasive for its target audience and for you?

This course has taught me that an argument will be most effective when both sides are presented to the reader. It is not enough to persuade the reader to agree with the opinion of the writer by only presenting evidence that proves his/her view point. Every person will have their own personal opinions on a topic. Most of the time there is no definite answer as to whether or not they are right or wrong.

| My evidence may not solidly prove my thesis, but I have all of the requirements.

The purpose of this meta-synthesis research was to synthesize a qualitative study performed to better understand the underlying reasons why only a fraction of cancer patients participate in cancer research trials. The attempt is to explore factors that influence participation in this type of study. Literature in the subject indicates poorly understood process of how patients are enrolled into clinical trials. This systematic review tries to improve the patient decision-making process in participating in cancer clinical trial and to provide Oncology nurses to treat patients with solid background utilizing evidence based practice (Biedrzycki, 2010).

Read the following short essay, and then write a 3-5 page response (12-point font, double-spaced, normal margins, no cover page, no binders). Your response should do the following three things: (1) state what the main conclusion of the essay is; (2) state what the most important premises (including sub-conclusions) are—i.e., state which premises are most important if the argument is to rationally convince its audience; (3) evaluate the quality of the argument, giving detailed reasons to justify your evaluation. For purposes of evaluation, assume that the speaker is a contemporary Canadian philosopher and the audience is a group of students in Introduction to Philosophy.

To analyze the human mind is a treacherous endeavor, as we are cognitively complex creatures with minds entirely unique from one another. To even begin to understand the way humans behave is a marvelous feat; understanding the human mind is certainly not as simple as taking one psychology class; even earning a respectable degree in behavioral psychology or cognitive neuroscience does not constitute that one truly understands the human mind. Can the general human mind even be understood on a basic level? After all, we are a diverse species with unlimited potential. One of the most spectacularly enigmatic human qualities is our ability to produce unique thoughts and insights, making analysis of the human brain on a cognitive and

Comparison and contrast of evident similarities and bright contrasts between United States of America and one of the European country – Poland. Both of the countries have similar environment, geographic shapes: mountains, seas, lakes and forests, but different climates. There also differences between politic, religion, nation, history, and culture.

While on the surface this may appear to be a very sound argument, some flaws arise upon further inspection. One of the main objections stems from his first premise, primarily from the word