Week 5, Blog 1 (TA)

Enthymeme 1:

WATCO: Quality family relationships on physical health?

Enthymeme: Quality family relationships significantly enhance the physical health of an individual…

Reason: …because quality family relationships bring happiness*.

IA: whatever brings happiness enhances the physical health of an individual.

*Of women taking a survey, 67% ranked happiness as one of the most important aspects of good health. (Prevention poll: What (healthy) women want.(Editorial).)

Enthymeme 2:

WATCO: Making time for physical and social activity on life satisfaction and happiness?

Enthymeme: Making time for physical and social activity significantly enhances the life satisfaction and happiness of an individual…

Reason: …because making time for physical and social activity brings physical health that is otherwise ignored.

IA: whatever brings physical health that is otherwise ignored also enhances the life satisfaction and happiness of an individual.

Enthyeme 3:

WATCO: Sacrificing school work time for physical and social activity on life satisfaction and happiness?

Enthymeme: Sacrificing school work time for physical and social activity significantly enhances the life satisfaction and happiness of an individual…

Reason: …because sacrificing school work time for physical and social activity brings physical health that is much longer lasting than academic pleasure.

IA: whatever brings physical health that is much longer lasting than academic pleasure also enhances the life satisfaction and happiness of an individual.