ExplanationLogical ExamplesAnalogies

Explanation: Logical

If we pay scholarships to students from families that are at risk of

poverty, they will have more time to study because there will be less of a initiative to have a job

while studying or not study at all due to financial difficulties.

Explanation: Example

We need to give minorities citizenship, because we see the example of Latvia and Lithuania,

where Latvia did not provide Russians living in Latvia

citizenship and now they are more socially isolated and have

less representation in the parliament than in Lithuania.

Explanation: Analogy

When in the USA alcohol was banned, the alcohol consumption

grew and the prices, due to no governance, also grew. When it

was legalized we saw more dialogue about it and less consumption, and more “consumer fair prices”.

Soft drugs, like marihuana, could do the same.

THW invade Myanmar (Burma)

THW invade Myanmar (Burma)

ArgumentStatementImportance/Weight (Framing)Explanation

◦Evidence◦Sub points

Harms and benefits

Attack the argumentThe argument’s

◦Conclusion◦Premise◦Link between

Counter argument◦Weighting!!

(their argument)EVEN IF

(their argument in the strongest form possible)

(the argument won’t work because a)EVEN IF

(it would work, that would do more harm or

is too little compared to the harms done or

we should not care)

Logical fallacies

If we allow gay people to marry, soon they will demand adoption

rights and positive discrimination when getting a job or a place for

their kids in educational institutions.

Slipper slope

If we allow gay people to marry, soon they will demand adoption

rights and positive discrimination when getting a job or a place for

their kids in educational institutions.

Children working in sweat shops starve less because they have some sort of income. If we ban children labor, more children

would starve.

A to B does not mean A to B

Children working in sweat shops starve less because they have some sort of income. If we ban children labor, more children

would starve.

Hate speech is legal because the freedom of speech is written in

our constitution.

Appeal to authority/ begging the question

Hate speech is legal because the freedom of speech is written in

our constitution.

If we (the state) do not set minimum wage and strict social

policy, the workers would be exploited and we would have wild

capitalism.

False dichotomy

If we (the state) do not set minimum wage and strict social

policy, the workers would be exploited and we would have wild

capitalism.

Immigrants come to our country and take the low paid jobs for a

lower salary than our own citizens thus leaving our citizens

jobless.

False generalisation

Immigrants come to our country and take the low paid jobs for a

lower salary than our own citizens thus leaving our citizens

jobless.

People have been drinking alcohol for ages and majority of our

society does it thus we cannot ban alcohol.

Bandwagon

People have been drinking alcohol for ages and majority of our

society does it thus we cannot ban alcohol.

Majority of Roma people in Lithuania do not have jobs or join organizations. Roma culture does

not allow integration.

Correlation does not mean causation

Majority of Roma people in Lithuania do not have jobs or join organizations. Roma culture does

not allow integration.

Gay parades in Lithuania would help the LGBT community

because more publicity would lead to more discussion in the public sphere. More discussion leads to more understanding of

the side and thus less homophobia.

Reality check

Gay parades in Lithuania would help the LGBT community

because more publicity would lead to more discussion in the public sphere. More discussion leads to more understanding of

the side and thus less homophobia.

This House would Censor the Internet