Crt 205 Week 7

1. The first argument is: It is unlikely, for example, that many Americans

remember that, earlier in 2001, an earthquake in Gujarat, India, killed approximately

20,000 people. One might explain the difference in reaction by saying

that we naturally respond more strongly to the deaths of Americans closer to

home than to those of others halfway around the world. The premise I think is: It is unlikely, for example, that many Amercians remember that, earlier in 2001, an earthquake on Gujarat, India, killed approximately 20,000 people. The conclusion think is: One might explain the difference in reaction by saying that we naturally respond more strongly to the deaths of Americans closer to home than to those of others halfway around the world. I think the premise does support the conclusion. I believe that the argument is inductively strong because it provokes emotion and feeling. I also believe that the premise is plausibly true, because the author use the word unlikely meaning they are not sure of the facts but it could be proved or disproved by simply conducting a poll and seeing the results.

2. The second argument is: One might say that it was the malice of the perpetrators that makes the 9/11 deaths so noteworthy, but surely there is plenty of malice present in

the 15,000 homicides that occur every year in the United States. And while we have passed strict laws favoring prosecution of murderers, we do not see the huge and expensive shift in priorities that has followed the 9/11 attacks. The premise: One might say that it was the malice of the perpetrators that makes the 9/11 deaths so noteworthy, but surely there is plenty of malice present in the 15,000 homicides that occur every year in the United States. The conclusion: And while we have passed strict laws favoring prosecution of murderers, we do not see the huge and expensive shift in priorities that has followed the 9/11 attacks. I do think that the premise of this argument supports...