Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 4, 5
- Lesson
Instructions
The checkpoint quizzes are short assessments that will check your understanding of the terms and concepts from the reading.
Question 1
Briefly state how the text defines “claim.”
Question 2
Reread the section in the text entitled “Two Confusions to Avoid” in Chapter 5. From what you read there, construct a definition of the term “argument” that includes both what the term is, in the context of this chapter, and what it is not.
Question 3
What questions does the text suggest we ask to distinguish conclusions and reasons?
Question 4
What are the component premises are there in the following statement: “If it weren’t for how much it costs and how big it is, I’d buy that TV for our bedroom.”
Question 5
Below are four common misconceptions about mapping an argument. Choose any two and briefly explain why each is wrong.
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- When making an analysis and map of another person’s argument, you should correct obvious mistakes.
- Every line of reasoning in an argument map eventually leads to a conclusion.
- Unless the speaker actually states a reason, we can’t tell what they are thinking.
- In analyzing and mapping the statements in an argument, context is not important.
ANSWERS:
Question 1: Briefly state how the text defines “claim.”
Answer: The book defines the word claim as the statement that the maker of the argument is seeking to…..
Question 2: Reread the section in the text entitled “Two Confusions to Avoid” in Chapter 5. From what you read there, construct a definition of the term “argument” that includes both what the term is, in the context of this chapter, and what it is not.
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