Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Final Exam Study Guide
The final will consist of: one cold AP prompt essay, the Singer prompt, and a short answer section.
Identifying arguments
• Fact v. Inference, Argument v. explanation
• Standard form – identifying premises & conclusion
• Rogerian strategy, concessions, counterarguments, refutations
• World view, hidden assumptions, bias, fallacies
• Rhetoric: logos, ethos, pathos
Short answer section:
• Identifying fallacies
• Distinguishing between deductive and inductive reasoning
• Class logic and the syllogism: acceptability, validity and soundness
Identifying arguments
• Fact v. Inference, Argument v. explanation
• Standard form – identifying premises & conclusion
• Rogerian strategy, concessions, counterarguments, refutations
• World view, hidden assumptions, bias, fallacies
• Rhetoric: logos, ethos, pathos
Short answer section:
• Identifying fallacies
• Distinguishing between deductive and inductive reasoning
• Class logic and the syllogism: acceptability, validity and soundness