Thursday, November 15, 2012

Blogger How To List of Tutorials

from http://www.bloggerbuster.com/2008/04/complete-list-of-blogger-tutorials.html

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Blogger News and Issues

This section features important news and tutorials relating to your use of Blogger.com.
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Custom Domains

This section features tutorials in regard to using Blogger's "custom domains" service.
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Customizing your Blogger Template

This section features all the articles I have written with regard to customizing your Blogger templates.
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Overall Layout/General Customizations

Here you will find links to posts which discuss general/overall aspects of customizing your Blogger template.
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Header/Navigation

These tutorials can help you develop the header and navigational areas of your Blogger template.
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Posts

Here you can find links to articles which discuss styling of the main posts area, including the comments and post-footer sections.
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Sidebar(s)

These articles have particular relevance to designing your sidebar(s)
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Footer Section

This section focuses on customizations for the footer section of your blog.
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Feeds and Syndication

These articles discuss your blog feeds and blog syndication.
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General Tutorials

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Images, Icons and Badges

Here you will find articles regarding the use if imagery in your Blogger template and posts.
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Labels Categories and Tags

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Monetize your Blog

These posts feature information about adding advertisements or using Google Adsense in regard to your Blogger blog.
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Resources for Bloggers

Here are posts discussing useful resources for bloggers.
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SEO and Blog Traffic

This category features posts which discuss search engine optimization (SEO) and generating blog traffic.
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Widgets and Add-Ons

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Drawbridge Exercise


exercise 12-2
JOHN HAD A BUSY DAY

QUESTIONS

Mark Each Statement with: T    F    ?

1.  John worked hard at the office that day.  ______

2. On his way home from the office, John stopped at a convenience store. _____

3. John stopped at the store around noon. _____

4.  John was a smoker. _____

5.  John purchased a pack of cigarettes. _____

6.  John made a date with the store clerk. ______

7.  The store clerk was male. _____

8.  A heavy-set man entered the store. _____

9.  The heavy-set man brought a large canvas bag into the store. _____

10. The heavy-set man brusquely pushed John aside. _____

11. Although the cash register originally contained money, the story does not say how much. 
      ______

12.  The heavy-set man left the store with the bag under his arm. _____

13.  A crime was committed at the convenience store. _____








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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

-- 10 -- Argument





TFY C8 Argument
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The skills of analyzing and writing arguments require some knowledge of every chapter concept studied this far.   At this point you will be asked to integrate this learning while reviewing the structure of arguments and standards for judging arguments.  Exercises in this chapter entail guidelines for analyzing arguments, distinguishing arguments from reports, separating reasons from conclusions, recognizing missing and false information.  Writing applications challenge you to put all this knowledge together in a short persuasive argument.  You will also begin your preparations for writing a final research paper.  Final reading selections present different arguments on the issue of job outsourcing.


Glossary
Chapter 8
ArgumentAn argument offers reasons to support a conclusion with the intent to be persuasive.
ConclusionA clear statement of what an argument intends to prove or has proven.
ConsistencyConsistency refers to standards of logical coherence as well as constancy.
ContradictionA contradiction refers to a part or parts inconsistent with, or illogical to, other parts.
Debate questionA debate question is a neutrally stated question designed to provide a neutral focus for opposing positions on an issue.
DiscrepancyA discrepancy, like an incongruity, is something that diverges from an expected standard.
False InformationFalse information refers to information that can be proven to be untrue.
Implied conclusionA conclusion understood but not explicitly stated.
IrreconcilableIrreconcilable are conflicting ideas, beliefs, or information that cannot coexist, such as contradictions.
IssueAn issue is a controversial topic that arouses debate.
Missing InformationMissing information refers to essential information purposefully or inadvertently omitted from an argument or report.
ReasonA statement offered to explain, justify, or support the conclusion.
ReportA report offers objective accounts of events and objective information.
TopicA topic is a subject that is written or spoken about.

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

Argument Quiz -- Jon Young


For each of the following, indicate the premise that will make the argument valid.  Do not worry too much at this point about the plausibility of the premise or the conclusion, just identify the premise that, when combined with the given premise, will make the argument valid.  Remember an argument is valid if it is impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false at the same time.  (Or, if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true.)


Sample:
A hurricane hit the coast.
The resort owners on the coast have lost much money.
Which of the following makes this a valid argument?
  1. The resort owners are hurt financially by hurricanes.
  2. The hurricane destroyed many buildings.
  3. Anytime the resort owners lose a great deal of money, it's because there was a hurricane.
  4. Every time a hurricane hits the coast, the resort owners lose much money.
  5. None of the above.
Answer D is correct, because if taken with the premise, "A hurricane hit the coast," and if both premises are true, then it is impossible for it to false that the resort owners on the coast have lost much money.
Check only one answer.










1. Barbara earned a 3.5 GPA in her first semester.  Barbara is a good student.Which of the following makes this argument valid?  (Click in the box.)
  1. No good student earns less than a 3.0 GPA.
  2. Good students earn high GPAs.
  3. All students who earn GPAs of 3.5 in the first semester are good students.
  4. Usually good students earn earn 3.5 GPA or better.
  5. None of the above.
2. Young's daughters went shopping on Saturday.  Therefore, Young has no money now.
  1. If Young has no money, then his daughters have been shopping.
  2. If Young's daughters have been shopping, then he has no money now.
  3. Whenever Young's daughters go shopping, they spend a lot of money.
  4. Often when Young has no money, it's because his daughters have been shopping.
  5. None of the above.
3. Andrew made the U.S. Olympic team.  He must be a good athlete.
  1. All good athletes in the U.S. are on the U.S. Olympic Team
  2. Anyone who makes the U.S. Olympic team must be a good athlete.
  3. Nearly all good athletes make the U.S. Olympic team.
  4. Very few people who make the U.S. Olympic Team are poor athletes.
  5. None of the above.
4. Premise:  Max barks.  Conclusion:  Therefore, Max is a dog.
  1. All dogs bark.
  2. Anything that barks is a dog.
  3. If something is a dog, then it will bark.
  4. Most dogs bark
  5. None of the above.
5.  Matthew Sampson is an ultra -liberal in his political views.   He doen't have a chance of being elected governor of this state.
  1. No governor elected in this state has ever been so liberal.
  2. The people in this state are very liberal.
  3. Most people elected governor are not ultra liberals.
  4. No person with ultra-liberal views has a chance of being elected governor of this state.
  5. None of the above.
6.  Fido is barking.  Someone must be in the front yard.
  1. Fido always barks when someone is in the front yard.
  2. Fido is a very good watch dog.
  3. The only time Fido barks is when someone is in the front yard.
  4. Fido often barks when someone is in the front yard.
  5. None of the above.
7.   Premises:  Gregory is not in class.  Conclusion:   Therefore it is Thursday.
  1. Gregory always misses class on Thursday.
  2. If it's Thursday, Gregory is not in class.
  3. If Gregory is not in class, then it is Thursday.
  4. Gregory has to work at his job all day on Thursday.
  5. None of the above.
8. Melinda graduated from Julliard School of Music.  She must be a great pianist.
  1. All great pianists studied at Julliard School of Music.
  2. Julliard School of Music is one of the best in the country.
  3. Few graduates of Jullliard School of Music are poor pianists.
  4. Any graduate of Julliard School of Music is a great pianist.
  5. None of the above.
9. Saundra is divorced.  Therefore Saundra has been married at least one time.
  1. No divorced person has ever been married.
  2. Anyone who is divorced must have been married at least once.
  3. The divorce rate has increased over the past several years.
  4. Some married people get divorces.
  5. None of the above.
10. Eddie and Annette had no food left over from their party.  Their party must have been great.
  1. All great parties have no leftovers.
  2. If the food at a party is good, then the party will be great.
  3. If a party has no leftovers, then it must have been great.
  4. Every great party has great food.
  5. None of the above.
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