Perleman's Arguments in 'How to Make ESP Work for You"

Argument Types	Premise	Example in the Text	Usage/Reflection
Succession	Facts/Truths-Supposed	“Great thinkers have left their marks upon civilization, contributing ideas and enlightenment which have continued to serve mankind.” Pg.23	First we have the argument type is a cause-and-effect argument. This section is saying that because these great thinkers have left this mark upon civilization, their ideas have continued to serve mankind and make the world better. The premise of it being supposed facts/truth is based on the fact that this is probable data. At this point in the book, we have no way of really knowing whether these “great thinkers” have make that much of an impact.
Comparison- Enthusiastic Present	Facts/Truth- Observed	“Followers of spiritual leaders such as Zoroaster, Lao-tse, Buddha, Mohammed, Confucius, Moses, Christ, and others, have been led to believe that they cannot individually attain the inspired enlightenment and nature of their teachers. This feeling of disparity between the leader and his followers has been a most tragic deterrent to spiritual development and advancement.” Pg. 23	The argument type, enthusiastic present by comparison is especially apparent because Sherman is saying that all of these past spiritual leaders have given off the wrong message to their followers about not individually attaining the enlightenment of their teachers. According to Sherman, this is why the spiritual development segment has been lacking. This is the observed premise because noticing a difference in the advancement of spirituality proves that it had to come from somewhere.
Illustration- Presence	Presence- Metabole	“Those who understand the laws of mind know this to be true because, in the realm of mind, LIKE ALWAYS ATTRACTS LIKE. Reduced to one emphatic statement: HATE ALWAYS ATTRACTS HATE, AND LOVE ALWAYS ATTRACTS LOVE. Every spiritual leader throughout all time has declared the power of love and warned against the exercise of hate. As human creatures we have refused to take these admonitions to heart. Were this not so, the world, centuries ago, would have become a harmonious abode for all life upon it.” Pg. 24	The argument type, presence by means of illustration is painting the imaginary picture of someone who misunderstands the laws of mind in the realm of mind. Because of the admonitions of “like always attracts like”, and the fact that nobody has listened to that, we have missed out on a harmonious life. The premise of metabole through presence, is using synonymous expressions, which is being done with “hate always attracts hate” and “love always attracts love”. This is being done to prove the point of the realm of mind and the effect on us.