CATA
335 - McGaan
Practice Exercises 5 -
ANSWERS
Label or create the
grounds, claim and warrant for each of the following arguments. You may have to
infer some parts of the argument. (Make your choice of warrant as general as you
can for the example given.) Also label the type of reasoning at work (e.g. sign,
cause, analogy, etc.) in the warrant you use.
1. [ gr.-The overthrow of the elected
president, the police violence against protesters, and frequent political
assassinations] indicate that [ cl. a nation has significant violations
of human rights.]
w.-These acts are, by definition, violations of civil
rights.
(definitional warrant)
2. [gr.-When the U.S. fails to take
strong action against a dictatorship,] I conclude that [cl.-the U.S. is,
in part, responsible for its continued existence.]
w.-If one fails to prevent an action you are partially
responsible for the results. (definition or cause)
3. [cl.-There is little reason to
believe that embargos against Iran will work] since, [gr.-in
the case of sanctions against Iraq after the invasion of Kuwait, our other
nations moved in to replace U.S. suppliers.]
w.-These cases are substantially alike in all important
ways; thus, what's true for one will be true for the other.
(analogy)
4. [cl.-The administration has no
desire to take control of oil producing countries] as shown by
[gr.-statements of State Department
officials.]
w.-State Department officials represent the
administration, can be believed. They know. (authority)
5. If [gr.- a country's economy is
damaged seriously enough by sanctions to make the government consider
resigning,] then surely [cl.-the damage will have a very severe effect on
the common people.] ( This a tough one!!)
w.-What effects the (economy as a) whole will effect all parts (of the economy. (cause)
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