Reading through the Mission Critical website I was able to review and learn more about statements and arguments. Since it has been a while since we have talked about statements I focused on reviewing and learning more about them.
A statement is something that could be true or false. It doesn't need have to be known that it is true or false, it just has to have the possibility of being so. Common types of statements are qualified and specific. Specific statements are ones that give exact figures or implied language. An example would be if somebody were to say, "This was the first year the Giants won the World Series while in San Francisco." The use of the word, "first," implies that it is a specific statement. A non-specific argument would be one that had no specific number cited. An example would be "Approximately 49% of those casting ballots voted for Kennedy." The use of "approximately" makes the argument weaker and harder to disprove.
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