Tag: Inductive generalizations

What do you conclude if they are similar? Different?If they are different, do the differences sensibly relate to differences in the apparent purpose or style of the magazines?

Gender and Age Roles in Magazine Advertisements

Are all age groups represented in advertisements?

Who is underrepresented and over represented? Why do you think that is so?

Compare the various groups in terms of the characteristics you observed portrayed for each in the advertisements. What generalizations about age and gender do these portrayals convey?

Compare your findings to those obtained by someone who looked at a different magazine. Are your findings similar or different?

What do you conclude if they are similar? Different?

If they are different, do the differences sensibly relate to differences in the apparent purpose or style of the magazines?

Choose three of these five argument forms and create an example of each. (Appeals to authority, arguments from analogy, statistical syllogisms, inductive generalizations, and inferences to the best explanation.)After each argument, provide a brief analysis of its quality. Is it strong? Is it cogent?

Examples of Three Argument forms

Choose three of these five argument forms and create an example of each. (Appeals to authority, arguments from analogy, statistical syllogisms, inductive generalizations, and inferences to the best explanation.)

After each argument, provide a brief analysis of its quality. Is it strong? Is it cogent?