ExplanationLogical ExamplesAnalogies
Explanation: Logical
If we pay scholarships to students from families that are at risk of
poverty, they will have more time to study because there will be less of a initiative to have a job
while studying or not study at all due to financial difficulties.
Explanation: Example
We need to give minorities citizenship, because we see the example of Latvia and Lithuania,
where Latvia did not provide Russians living in Latvia
citizenship and now they are more socially isolated and have
less representation in the parliament than in Lithuania.
Explanation: Analogy
When in the USA alcohol was banned, the alcohol consumption
grew and the prices, due to no governance, also grew. When it
was legalized we saw more dialogue about it and less consumption, and more “consumer fair prices”.
Soft drugs, like marihuana, could do the same.
THW invade Myanmar (Burma)
THW invade Myanmar (Burma)
ArgumentStatementImportance/Weight (Framing)Explanation
◦Evidence◦Sub points
Harms and benefits
Attack the argumentThe argument’s
◦Conclusion◦Premise◦Link between
Counter argument◦Weighting!!
(their argument)EVEN IF
(their argument in the strongest form possible)
(the argument won’t work because a)EVEN IF
(it would work, that would do more harm or
is too little compared to the harms done or
we should not care)
Logical fallacies
If we allow gay people to marry, soon they will demand adoption
rights and positive discrimination when getting a job or a place for
their kids in educational institutions.
Slipper slope
If we allow gay people to marry, soon they will demand adoption
rights and positive discrimination when getting a job or a place for
their kids in educational institutions.
Children working in sweat shops starve less because they have some sort of income. If we ban children labor, more children
would starve.
A to B does not mean A to B
Children working in sweat shops starve less because they have some sort of income. If we ban children labor, more children
would starve.
Hate speech is legal because the freedom of speech is written in
our constitution.
Appeal to authority/ begging the question
Hate speech is legal because the freedom of speech is written in
our constitution.
If we (the state) do not set minimum wage and strict social
policy, the workers would be exploited and we would have wild
capitalism.
False dichotomy
If we (the state) do not set minimum wage and strict social
policy, the workers would be exploited and we would have wild
capitalism.
Immigrants come to our country and take the low paid jobs for a
lower salary than our own citizens thus leaving our citizens
jobless.
False generalisation
Immigrants come to our country and take the low paid jobs for a
lower salary than our own citizens thus leaving our citizens
jobless.
People have been drinking alcohol for ages and majority of our
society does it thus we cannot ban alcohol.
Bandwagon
People have been drinking alcohol for ages and majority of our
society does it thus we cannot ban alcohol.
Majority of Roma people in Lithuania do not have jobs or join organizations. Roma culture does
not allow integration.
Correlation does not mean causation
Majority of Roma people in Lithuania do not have jobs or join organizations. Roma culture does
not allow integration.
Gay parades in Lithuania would help the LGBT community
because more publicity would lead to more discussion in the public sphere. More discussion leads to more understanding of
the side and thus less homophobia.
Reality check
Gay parades in Lithuania would help the LGBT community
because more publicity would lead to more discussion in the public sphere. More discussion leads to more understanding of
the side and thus less homophobia.