PHIL210 CRITICAL THINKING DISCUSSION 3

RESPONSE TO CO-STUDENT

It appears that there are two arguments - both major premises. Removal of illegal aliens that pose a danger to the American populace, will save jobs and millions of dollars, forced relocation is a minor premise, and the conclusions is zero tolerance for criminal aliens and building of the great wall on the Southern borders aligned to Mexico.

The argument is the subject and is supported by reasons why necessary as well as a conclusion.

Thank you.

Felicia

RESPONSE TO CO-STUDENT

I agree that the major premise is "with a name like Smuckers" and the minor premise "it has to be good" is used as an associative. Therefore, when the name "Smuckers" appears it becomes an assertion with confidence. The conclusion is not that everyone likes jams, jellies or preserves but that it is a slogan that they put in an effort to please their customers. In order to invalidate, all the populace would have to hate it and not buy.

Thank you.

Felicia

"Understanding and Analyzing Arguments"

Use the Internet to search an example of an enthymeme in the media (e.g., Internet, television, radio, newspapers, etc.). Next, explain the example you searched and identify the implied premise in the enthymeme example.

The example that I researched pertains to this website ʽEnthymeme, or are you thinking what I`m thinking?ʼ In this display, whether the major premise is evident (or unstated) and then may allow a minor premise to be stated with a conclusionary stated as final conclusion.

The purpose is to use implication and then an associative to render a conclusion based on the implication itself. Further it is summarily burdened with the responsibility of being the ʽburden of proofʼ for indeed the rhetortical is the associative that connects the subject`s statement with a conclusion. Also, a major premise (is the subject or relating to the subject with the minor premise making a correlating pattern or making association and lastly with a conclusion).

Further, enthymeme is also referred to in ʽIntroduction to Logicʼ with the possibility with either a premise or a conclusion not stated but can be used if an inference is possible with the rhetorical value emphasized.

Example 1,

If a cloud is mist (major premise - unstated)
Theoretically it has no consistency (minor – stated)
Therefore, the cloud is not solid (conclusion – stated)

Consequently, the argument is supplied and supported because it validates what a cloud is and a supportive that makes an associative and allows the conclusion to render a support and final summarization that the cloud is not solid.

Example 2,

All wheels are round (major premise – unstated)
Wheels are good to roll (minor – stated)
Therefore, wheels help things go around – minor – stated)

The subject argument is that wheels are round, the minor is that wheels are good to roll and conclusion is that wheels are helpful in making things go around.

Thank you.

Felicia

References

(n.d.). Retrieved July 18, 2017, from http://rhetoric.byu.edu/Figures/E/enthymeme.htm
Enthymeme. (2017, July 12). Retrieved July 18, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthymeme
(n.d.). Retrieved July 18, 2017, from http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syll_terms.html
Shovel, M. (2015, April 09). Enthymeme, or are you thinking what I'm thinking? Retrieved July 18, 2017, from https://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2015/apr/09/enthymeme-or-are-you-th