Elements of Reasoning and Intellectual Standards

Elements of Reasoning and Intellectual Standards

Introduction

For this paper, I have chosen the news article by Heather Haddon “New York City's Plan to Raise Age for Cigarette Purchases Spreads” retrieved from: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323582904578487423315231096.html

There are 8 elements of reasoning including Purpose, problem, information, concepts, assumptions, inferences, point of view, implications or consequences.

Purpose

The purpose actually point towards the goal or objective (Geel, 2011). For instance, in this article we can see that the purpose is to spread the information that the lawmakers in New York and New Jersey have collaborated for New York's attempts to prohibit the sale of cigarettes ...