These arguments differ based on the amount of information on which they are founded.

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Extensive definitions identify collections of objects/concepts to which the word applies: "Bears, sheep, rats, and humans are all mammals." An ostensive definition occurs in gesture, providing the same example set but with total ambiguity: "That, that, and that are all mammals." A quasi-ostensive definition adds description to the definition, but ambiguity is still retained: "These hair-covered creatures who give birth live are mammals."

Journal

I learned a fair amount about how to examine arguments from the lessons this week. I already pay a fair amount of attention to the news, but reexamining stories that I had already developed an awareness of utilizing the concepts of logic from the reading led me to new understandings. The global warming debate, for example, is highly politically charged, with each side accusing the other of using false or empty...
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