Global perpspectives chapter 2

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Global Perspectives

 

Analysing Arguments

Quick question:

What is an argument according to you?

Time for a little chat

Think back of arguments you heard people -parents, your brother or sister, boss, a friend, a politician- use and you thought to be complete nonsense. In groups of 4 share at least one of these invalid arguments and discuss why you think it is weak or plain wrong

Watching and listening

While watching the next video; jot down arguments you hear...

claim

reason

conclusion

argument

assertion

argument indicator

a statement which may or may not be true

a claim used to support a conclusion

an unsupported claim

a term used specifically to signpost the reasons or conclusions in an argument

a claim about the world which we are asked to accept based on reasons

one or more reasons leading to a conclusion

And what arguments did you hear? 

What effect do these arguments have?

What characteristics do strong arguments have?

Let's practise composing strong arguments:

What gender does a computer have?

Divide yourselves in two groups: 1 girls and 1 boys

You get 6 minutes to come up with at least three good reasons why you think a computer must be referred to with a male or female pronoun.