Arguments

Ok, so these are stolen from Christian Timmis whom I must give all credit to; however, I loved them so much that I asked permission to post them here on my blog and he granted it. These are simply examples of having a conclusion and backing it up with premises or working backwards with the premises and then stating your conclusion. There are two of each; see if you can find which is which. Excellent job, Christian.

Argumentation exercise:

All cookies should be incinerated. They make people fat. They also cause depression when that last cookie in the jar is popped in someone's mouth. It is then that confusion ensues. Not only that, but they have been known to cause fraternal warfare.

Parents tend to limit teenagers freedom and make them stay home and clean house or do school. They also limit their teenagers' consumption of candy and sweets saying that it is unhealthy and and will make them fat. One, "fat" is completely subjective. Two, all they are really trying to do is save the candy for themselves. Three, it is very rude to call someone fat. But most importantly, it somehow slipped my parents' mind to give me that $1000 dollar check on my birthday. Therefore, all parents should be eliminated from the face of the earth.

Flowers are very manly. First of all, girls enjoy them. Therefore, the act of picking flowers and proceeding to present them to girls is undoubtedly manly and suave. Second of all, they make any suite appear more dapper. Most importantly, however, God made them all.

Of any instrument, piano can express the widest range of emotion. It is also used in almost every discipline of music, such as composition, ensembles, and solo performance. Piano is also easy to just sit down. It can also relieve stress. Therefore, piano is the best instrument on earth.