In the Context of Applying Our Analytical Skills to Arguments

question 35

Multiple Choice

In the context of applying our analytical skills to arguments, what is the purpose of the tool called "argument mapping"? Mapping is used ________.

• A) to display how someone's reasoning flows from initial statements to the conclusion the person regards as being supported by those statements
• B) to help understand why people always look up the answer for things that they should be able to figure out themselves
• C) to reveal how to get from one area of town to another area of town that may or may not be difficult to find
• D) to display the differences between how children and adults make decisions

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Definitions:

"The White Man's Burden"

A poem by Rudyard Kipling, which encouraged Western powers to colonize and rule over non-Western societies, believed to be for the latter's benefit but criticized for promoting imperialism.

Imperialism

The policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas.

Charles Darwin

A British naturalist and biologist known for his theory of evolution through natural selection, fundamentally altering the scientific view on the biological origins of life.

Racial Hierarchy

A system of classification or stratification where races are ranked as inherently superior or inferior to others.