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Definition: As a school of Greek philosophy, Cynicism taught that the highest good of a human life was to fulfill basic, natural needs. As such, Cynics rejected the argument that humans needed to be concerned with social conventions and conformity. The term cynic comes form the Greek word for "dog-like," and the Cynics got their name because they "barked" at Greek society, attempting to get it to wake up and reconsider its assumptions and cultural norms.
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What is an Argument?
It helps to know what, exactly, an argument is before you can critique one and tell what is wrong with it. Sometimes, people say they are making arguments when they are not!How do you critique an argument?
Assuming that we have established that we have an actual argument, the next step is to examine it for validity. There are two points on which an argument might fail: its premises or its inferences.
