English, 23.09.2019 08:00, mlinares776

What are the five steps to analyzing an argument?

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Assuming you may be looking for Halpern's method from Critical thinking...?

1. Make sure it IS an argument--needs to have premises and a stated or an implied conclusion.

2. Diagram the argument, identifying premises and their relationship to the conclusion(s), plus any counterarguments, qualifiers, and assumptions.
Counterarguments are statements that refute the conclusion the author favors.
Qualifiers indicate restrictions on the conclusion--conditions under which the conclusion is or is not supported.

Assumptions are statements (may be stated or implied) for which no support is offered.
Multiple Premises may be arranged in a convergent or a chained structure. If chained, premises support other premises. Weak links undermine the whole chain.

3. Evaluate whether the premises are acceptable (seem to be true), consistent with one another, and relevant to the conclusion.

4. If premises appeal to authority or experts, evaluate the credibility of these experts. Are they biased? Expert in the field? Evaluate the credibility of any evidence (such as research results) that is presented.

5. Ask: What is missing? What counterarguments have not been considered?

Hope this helps
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answered: Guest

1. drag the central argument paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. argument claims america may have flourished more had it not been under the power of any european country. america may have flourished under britain in the past, but there is no guarantee that it will continue to flourish in the future. america will continue to flourish as long as the essential food products it sells are bought and eaten in europe. the american colonies will no longer flourish when britain makes war against them. britain's king has shown himself to be prejudiced against the colonies, rather than wanting them to flourish.

2.select the sentence in this passage that can be classified as a false statement.

although few humans per year are attacked by polar bears, any individual attack can be terrifying and even fatal. the warming of arctic regions has allowed the intrusion of humans into the polar bears’ habitat, increasing the danger of harmful contacts. remaining alert and using precautions can humans avoid a negative encounter with a polar bear. traveling together and staying close to the group can humans avoid bear attacks. certain weapons, including nonlethal ones such as pepper spray, are effective against polar bears. once a bear has decided to attack, however, nothing can be done.

3.select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either-or claim.

the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.

answered: Guest

answer; i believe the correct and best answer is (a crime motivated by prejudice); ///good luck