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Your argumentative statement is “rationalists have a more realistic view of life and what it means to be human than empiricist.” PART I: PRESENT THE ARGUMENT
Write out your argument in paragraph form, like a normal person would, using standard rules of grammar, syntax, etc.
PART II: ARGUMENT ANALYSIS
Analyze your argument as follows:
· Put in parentheses words/phrases that conjoin reasons (premises) and target (conclusion).
· Underline the target (conclusion).
· Put in square brackets each proposition that expresses a reason (premise).
· Number the propositions expressing the reasons (premises) and the target (conclusion).
PART III: PREMISE JUSTIFICATION
Provide justification for any of the premises that require it. For clarity’s sake, be sure to match the justification to the number assigned to the desired premise in Part II
PART IV: FORMAT THE ARGUMENT
Now, write out the argument in point form (“argument form”) making sure to draw a line between the premises and the conclusion.
PART V: DIAGRAMMING
Diagram the argument as shown in class.
PART VI: ARGUMENT CLASSIFICATION
Indicate whether your argument is deductive or inductive.
Finally, repeat these steps for any further arguments you are making.
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