PPT-The Design Argument

Introduction This proof always deserves to be mentioned with respect It is the oldest clearest and the most accordant with the common reason of mankind Immanuel Kant Introduction Design arguments are concerned with the specific details of the universe why does the universe possess the particular qualities that it does and how can we best explain them. Hook . Claim. Concessions . Refutations. Support. Summary/Call to action. HOOK & CLAIM. Hook . = opening that grabs the reader’s attention and establishes a connection between the reader and writer. PHIL/RS 335. A More Recent Addition. The Design Argument is a relatively recent contribution to the philosophical/theological attempt to prove God exists.. Though there are some suggestions of it in Aquinas (5. Kevin Rogers. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860). German Philosopher. View of OA:. Sleight of hand trick. Charming joke. Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970). “It is much easier to be persuaded that ontological arguments are no good than it is to say exactly what is wrong with them”. I . can identify the side of an argument an author presents in a text.. I can determine the credibility of the author and his/her purpose (who wrote it, when it was written, and why it was written). I can identify claims that are supported by fact(s) and those that are opinion(s). “Dispute it like a man.” . Macduff. responds gruffly, “But I must also feel it as a man.” (Mac. 4.3. 219-21. ). The Rhetorical Triangle-. (right . side). Pathos-Emotional . Argument (left side). Phil/RS 335. Why be good?. Like the design argument, the moral argument for . God. '. s . existence seems more directly rooted in our everyday experience than the more abstract considerations which generate the ontological and cosmological arguments.. . In Visual Media . AP Language . Advertisers, politicians, advocates for causes, institutions like schools, and hospitals, even individuals use images to manipulate visual elements to communicate an idea or position and to influence a particular audience. . Sake…. Writing . Counter-arguments and Rebuttals. ENDURING UNDERSTANDING. 1. In . order to . write a convincing essay . you may need to . anticipate common opposing arguments. . that dispute your thesis. AS. Background to the Argument. A classical theistic proof for the existence of God. Supports the concept of the God of classical theism (. omni. -words). Accepts that the cosmos is contingent upon a prior being to bring it into existence. Work from 1/8/2013. Read and annotate the following prompt, then brainstorm how you would create your argument for this essay. .. PROMPT. : In his 1985 essay "Being a Man," Paul Theroux argues that "The whole idea of manhood in America is pitiful...Even the expression "Be a man!" ...[is] insulting and abusive. It means: Be stupid, be unfeeling, obedient, soldierly and stop thinking...It is a hideous and crippling lie; it not only insists on difference and connives at superiority, it is also by its very nature destructive--emotionally damaging and socially harmful." . Louise . Livesey. Academic Skills Adviser. This workshop . will:. Revist. what an argument is. Suggest ‘types’ of argument that an assignment can be built around. Offer strategies to apply evidence and theory into your written work. If that’s so, what is the argument here?. Every argument starts with a question.. So – what questions does this text inspire? . SOAPS is one way to start thinking about how to argue.. S = What is the subject?. Key Word Test. Teleological Argument. Cosmological Argument. Ontological Argument. A posteriori. Deductive. Omnipotent. Infinite regress. Contingent. In . intellectu. Analytic Statement. FAST FACTS. Teleology. Everything is an argument…. -When you hear the word “argument,” what springs to mind?. -“Argument” encompasses more than the common connotation.. -An argument can be any text—written, spoken, aural, or visual—that expresses a point of view..