Sept 4— What is an argument?
HW: Read Rottenberg Ch. 4 (104-156; "Claims"); Read Gardner: "Claiborne Pell, Senator From Outer Space" (175-184); Gardner: "Heaven's Gate: The UFO Cult of Bo and Peep" (197-208); On your new blog, make a link to an article/blog entry from someone who believes in UFOs and in your own entry, identify the claims that they are making. Give examples/quotes examples, and be prepared to talk about what you have written in class.
Sept 11— Short paper 1 due
HW: Read Rottenberg Ch. 5 (157-219; "Support"); Read TBA
Sept 18—
HW: Read Rottenberg Ch. 6 (220-268, "Warrants"); Read TBA
Sept 25—
HW: Read Rottenberg Ch. 7 (269-313; "Induction, Deduction, Logical Fallacies"); Read TBA
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Where do these Gardner readings come from?
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