Analysis #2     

Directions:  View and print this document using the Explorer Browser. Identify each of the following as an argument or an explanation and write the corresponding principle.  Be sure to check your principle against the five criteria for principle identification.

1.  Spot is barking because he's frightened.

2.  Well, of course Sam is failing the class.  He never even comes to it.

3.  How dare Francis criticize me for cheating on a test!  He's a convicted felon!

4.  Humans and chimpanzees have nearly identical DNA because they have a common ancestor.

5.  We shouldn't worry so much about global warming.  There's really nothing we can do about it anyway.

6.  The reason people should be allowed to sell their kidneys is that there are many people who would like to buy them.

7.  The voting age should not be lower than the drinking age because people who aren't responsible enough to drink certainly aren't responsible enough to vote.

8.  Kids like their grandparents more than their parents because grandparents will let you get away with anything.

9.  I'm not getting a flu shot because flu shots are for old people and I'm not old.

10.  In my opinion cell phones probably do cause brain cancer.   They emit microwave radiation whenever they're being used.