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WorksheetsEDUC 191 CT week 3- argument patterns
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 8mins
Find the Thesis
If you want to prevent yourself from getting a cold you need to start wearing a mask on the bus. In the bus, you're crammed in a tiny space with total strangers, and small cramped spaces are a breeding ground for virus transmission.
In the bus, you're crammed in a tiny space with total strangers.
If you want to prevent yourself from getting a cold you need to start wearing a mask on the bus.
small cramped spaces are a breeding ground for virus transmission.
What pattern are these claims in?
If you want to prevent yourself from getting a cold you need to start wearing a mask on the bus. In the bus, you're crammed in a tiny space with total strangers, and small cramped spaces are a breeding ground for virus transmission.
They're independent claims.
They're a chain of claims.
They're conjoint claims.
What pattern are these claims in?
Look at his beady eyes. Look at the seam on his skin. Look at the way he likes to bask in the sun. Look at his clammy hands. I'm telling you, Joe Biden is a lizard in a human skin suit!!
They're independent claims.
They're a chain of claims.
They're conjoint claims.
What pattern are these claims in?
(1) We shouldn't eat lunch in the library today. (2) It's exam week, (3) so the library is going to be really full of students.
Chain. (1), (2), (3).
Chain.
(1), (3), (2).
Conjoint. (1), (2)&(3)
Independent.
How is a chain pattern of claims different from a conjoint pattern of claims?
All the claims in the chain pattern can work independently, whereas the claims in the conjoint pattern can not.
A chain pattern is wide, whereas a conjoint pattern is long.
The top claim in a chain does not rely on the claims below to be relevant.
There is no difference.
What pattern are these claims in?
We need to get rid of the death penalty, because killing someone is always wrong. It's wrong because all people have a right to life; the UN Declaration of Human Rights says so!
They're independent claims
They're a chain of claims
They're conjoint claims.
Why is argument diagramming useful? Why do we use it?
Write 2-3 sentences.
