Analyzing an Argument
Budget: $10 – $30 USD
Analyzing an Argument
Main Argument:
- A persuasive essay
Inclusion of Counter-arguments:
- Only if it is relevant
Writing Style Preference:
- Academic
Skills and Experience:
- Strong analytical skills
- Proficiency in academic writing
- Knowledge of persuasive writing techniques
- Ability to identify and analyze counter-arguments
- Familiarity with argumentative essay structure and conventions.
Length: 500 words
Action 1: Read carefully “logical fallacies” (3.18) and “logos” in Informed Arguments (in Readings for Week 2 in Files).
Action 2: Read the first 3 prompts in “Analysis of an Argument” of GMAT and the first 3 prompts in “Analyzing an Argument” of GRE.
Action 3: Choose any one of the prompts listed in Action 2 above, and read it again to figure out why its argument is illogical. What type of logical fallacy does it have, according to Informed Arguments?
Action 4: Copy-paste that prompt to your paper, and write an analysis of it by following the directions set therein. You need to point out what has gone wrong in the argument or what type of logical fallacy it has, AND what is needed to make it valid. Your analysis should be based on Informed Arguments. You may direct quotes from both the prompt and Informed Arguments, but no Works Cited is needed for this exercise.
Note: Each argument in those prompts contains logical fallacies or illogical reasoning. The problem may lie in its Claim (position/stance/conclusion) or in its Reason (supports/evidence) or in the link between the Claim and the Reason.
Main Argument:
- A persuasive essay
Inclusion of Counter-arguments:
- Only if it is relevant
Writing Style Preference:
- Academic
Skills and Experience:
- Strong analytical skills
- Proficiency in academic writing
- Knowledge of persuasive writing techniques
- Ability to identify and analyze counter-arguments
- Familiarity with argumentative essay structure and conventions.
Length: 500 words
Action 1: Read carefully “logical fallacies” (3.18) and “logos” in Informed Arguments (in Readings for Week 2 in Files).
Action 2: Read the first 3 prompts in “Analysis of an Argument” of GMAT and the first 3 prompts in “Analyzing an Argument” of GRE.
Action 3: Choose any one of the prompts listed in Action 2 above, and read it again to figure out why its argument is illogical. What type of logical fallacy does it have, according to Informed Arguments?
Action 4: Copy-paste that prompt to your paper, and write an analysis of it by following the directions set therein. You need to point out what has gone wrong in the argument or what type of logical fallacy it has, AND what is needed to make it valid. Your analysis should be based on Informed Arguments. You may direct quotes from both the prompt and Informed Arguments, but no Works Cited is needed for this exercise.
Note: Each argument in those prompts contains logical fallacies or illogical reasoning. The problem may lie in its Claim (position/stance/conclusion) or in its Reason (supports/evidence) or in the link between the Claim and the Reason.