B&B, pp. 74-107; 121-123 and The Shallows, Pref. & Ch.

Read B&B, pp. 74-107; 121-123 and The Shallows, Pref. & Ch. 1. Then answer these questions: 1) What are the four types of definitions detailed in the book? Pick one of the following topics and define it in all four ways: Life, Death, Love, Democracy, Freedom of Expression. 2) Take the quiz on p. 102 and share your answer. 3) After reading "It's hard enough being me," answer: Q 1 & 3 on p. 123 and then identify examples of two of the following used by Raya in the text: inductive reasoning; deductive reasoning; analogy; irony; appeal to emotion. (About 150 words) 4) What do you think of the first pages of The Shallows? How does the author 'grab' the audience? Which argumentative procedures outlined in chapter 3 of B&B are used by Carr most effectively?                

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