Class Notes
Well the classed started with some questions about the essay which is due TOMORROW. Then Mr. Laz told us that we were going to read Beowulf. He said that you need to buy the book at once. A good translator of the poem is Seamus Heaney.

Causal
-Don't mix up causation with correlation.
-because 2 events have a relationship does not necessarily dictate that the relationship is a causal
example --"Wow! That recent increase in local births coincides precisely with a sudden number
kids in the schools"
-Don't fall afoul of post hoc, ergo propter hoc.(literary utter the fact, therefore because of the fact)
-Chanticleer Fallacy-French fable about a crow, crowing because the sun to goes up
-Baby- i kicked and got milk, I kicked again and i got more milk.
-College Administrator- our news letter is a big success! after the first publication the alumni giving went up.
ETHOS
-Does a person/text"X" constitute an authoritative source on the issue in question?
-ex. Michel Phelps is an authority in the swimming world. But he isn't in the world of the life on other planets.
-what political ideological or economic interest does the authority have?
-is the authorities likely to agree with your issue?
Argument from Principle
-locate a principle that is widely regarded as valid and showing that a situation exists in which this principle applies
-Law in Diminishing Returns
-McDonald's example.
- You can have a hamburger for 10 cents at McDonald's. By the 4 one you don't feel so good and by the 5 you don't want anymore.
Evaluation
-is the principle widely accurate
-does it accurately apply to the situation in question?
-are there commonly agreed on exceptions?
-Are there "rival" principles that lead to a different claim?
-Are the practical consequences following the principles sufficiently desirable.
2Nd Triad
Backing
Qualifier
Rebuttal
to be continued...

Sean Bronczyk