Carson Talley Honors English 3 October 1, 2013 Freewrites 9/27/13 (MAKEUP) Claim of Definition: What some people refer to as global warming is actually nothing more than normal, long-term cycles of climate change. Warrant: You shouldn’t believe what people say about global warming. Claim of Cause and Effect: The popularity of SUV's in America has generally caused pollution to increase. Warrant: SUV’s are bad. Claim of Value: Global warming is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. Warrant: Global warming is very bad because it is a challenge. Claim of Policy: Instead of drilling for oil in Alaska we should be focusing mostly on ways to reduce oil consumption, such as researching renewable energy sources. Warrant: Researching renewable energy sources will reduce global warming. Claim of Fact: America's anti-pollution efforts should focus on privately owned cars because it would allow most citizens to contribute to national efforts and care about the outcome. Warrant: Privately owned cars are better than publicly owned cars. 9/30/13 Claim of Definition: What some people refer to as global warming is actually nothing more than normal, long-term cycles of climate change. Claim of Cause and Effect: The popularity of SUV's in America has generally caused pollution to increase. Claim of Value: Global warming is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. Claim of Policy: Instead of drilling for oil in Alaska we should be focusing mostly on ways to reduce oil consumption, such as researching renewable energy sources. Claim of Fact: America's anti-pollution efforts should focus on privately owned cars because it would allow most citizens to contribute to national efforts and care about the outcome. 10/1/13 Claim of Definition: What some people refer to as global warming is actually nothing more than normal, long-term cycles of climate change. Warrant: You shouldn’t believe what people say about global warming. Backing: You shouldn’t believe what people say because about global warming because most people don’t know enough about it. Claim of Cause and Effect: The popularity of SUV's in America has generally caused pollution to increase. Warrant: SUV’s are bad because they cause pollution. Backing: SUV’s are bad because pollution is bad. Claim of Value: Global warming is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. Warrant: Global warming is very bad because it is a challenge. Backing: Global warming is bad because it is a challenge, and nobody likes challenges. Claim of Policy: Instead of drilling for oil in Alaska we should be focusing mostly on ways to reduce oil consumption, such as researching renewable energy sources. Warrant: Researching renewable energy sources will reduce global warming. Backing: Researching renewable energy sources will reduce global warming because it is better than drilling for oil. Claim of Fact: America's anti-pollution efforts should focus on privately owned cars because it would allow most citizens to contribute to national efforts and care about the outcome. Warrant: Privately owned cars are better than publicly owned cars. Backing: Privately owned cars are better than publicly owned cars because they encourage citizens to care about national efforts. 10/4-6/13 Fallacy #1- I saw a billboard this weekend that was promoting being a vegetarian. It had a picture of a puppy and a piglet and said “Why love one and eat the other?” This is a fallacy because it makes you feel bad for killing one animal and loving another based only on their species. But in reality, there are many reasons to kill a pig or any other animal other than just doing it for fun. Fallacy #2- This weekend I saw a comic in the newspaper of a man holding a fossil. He said “This evidence said evolution is true” and the fossil said “I said no such thing!” This shows a fallacy because the man makes it sound like the fossil physically said that, when that obviously can’t be true. Fallacy #3- I was watching Sesame Street with my cousins while babysitting, and noticed a fallacy. Ernie thinks that keeping a banana in his ear will keep alligators away from Sesame Street. When Bert tells Ernie that there aren’t any alligators, Ernie assumes illogically that it is because he is keeping a banana in his ear. This is an example of a post hoc fallacy.