Assignment: Decision Making
1. Identify and define the following: (Go ahead and copy and paste that which is below, then answer underneath each).
a. Identify the elements in the model of an argument, give an example.
b. Define and give at least one example of argument by generalization.
c. Define and give at least one example of argument by cause.
d. Define and give at least one example of argument by sign. Describe how argument by sign compares and contrasts with argument by analogy.
e. Discuss the characteristics of arguments.
2. Record commercials.
Choose two or three about similar products (e.g. automobiles, breakfast cereal, laundry soap, toothpaste) in magazine, radio, or television.
Write a response (no more than three-pages) in which you compare the nature of the arguments used and comment on which is most likely to get your adherence.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.