DQ-1
• Using your favorite Internetsearch engine, search for President John F. Kennedy’s inauguraladdress. Watch, read, and listen to the media presented onPresident John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address. In his speech,President Kennedy uses means of persuasion to win over hissupporters and those who were possibly less than thrilled with hiselection. Suppose you opposed President Kennedy’s ideas and wantedto find fault with his speech. What steps would you take toevaluate his arguments?
DQ-2
• What are some examples oferrors that affect truth and validity? Summarize the steps youwould take to evaluate arguments and overcome any errors in truthor validity that they may contain.
DQ-3
• When oversimplifying, complexmatters may be misrepresented and distorted. How can you find andovercome oversimplifications in your arguments?
DQ-4
• How do errors that affecttruth differ from errors that affect validity? Which ones do youthink are easier to recognize and why?
DQ-5
• Select one of the argumentspresented in the Recognizing Complex Arguments section in Ch. 12(pp. 218–219) and evaluate it using the four steps in evaluating anargument presented on p. 219.





