PHL 111 Critical Task 3
Southern new hampshire university
Critical Task #3
Syllogisms
Dale McDougall
Submitted to: Professor A. Blaney
Class: PHL - 111
Background
For this next critical task, students were asked to satisfy the following conditions:
Identify an issue or goal of importance in one’s life.
Write an argument involving a hypothetical syllogism (an “if…then” argument) that relates to the issue or goal that was selected.
Reconstruct a full argument, showing how the premises/assumptions lead to the conclusion or goal that one is intending to prove.
Offer a reflection with regard to the strength of the overall argument; in other words, evaluate the hypothetical syllogism for both its validity and its soundness. Do you think there are any missing assumptions, missing pieces of evidence, or weak premises, and does the conclusion follow from the premises? Briefly outline the strength or weakness of the syllogism.
Identifying an Issue or a Goal One of the most important goals in my life is to get a better education. There are a number of reasons why I am pursuing my degree in English Language and Literature at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). One of them is to become a better journalist and broadcaster. Achieving this goal would not only mean that I will become a better media professional, it also means that I would be the first of my mother’s children to finish college and most importantly, I would be able to have a positive impact on my community and country.
Hypothetical Syllogism Setting goals is all part of mapping what the future will be like for any person. Many people have a list of things they would like to achieve by a certain age but circumstances and other vicissitudes of life at times throw plans off course. For example, one of my life’s goals was to have a graduate degree by the time I turned 30. I reached this age about 4 months ago, and I am still a considerable ways off of meeting that goal. When I was penning the syllogism based on my goals I
Critical Task #3
Syllogisms
Dale McDougall
Submitted to: Professor A. Blaney
Class: PHL - 111
Background
For this next critical task, students were asked to satisfy the following conditions:
Identify an issue or goal of importance in one’s life.
Write an argument involving a hypothetical syllogism (an “if…then” argument) that relates to the issue or goal that was selected.
Reconstruct a full argument, showing how the premises/assumptions lead to the conclusion or goal that one is intending to prove.
Offer a reflection with regard to the strength of the overall argument; in other words, evaluate the hypothetical syllogism for both its validity and its soundness. Do you think there are any missing assumptions, missing pieces of evidence, or weak premises, and does the conclusion follow from the premises? Briefly outline the strength or weakness of the syllogism.
Identifying an Issue or a Goal One of the most important goals in my life is to get a better education. There are a number of reasons why I am pursuing my degree in English Language and Literature at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). One of them is to become a better journalist and broadcaster. Achieving this goal would not only mean that I will become a better media professional, it also means that I would be the first of my mother’s children to finish college and most importantly, I would be able to have a positive impact on my community and country.
Hypothetical Syllogism Setting goals is all part of mapping what the future will be like for any person. Many people have a list of things they would like to achieve by a certain age but circumstances and other vicissitudes of life at times throw plans off course. For example, one of my life’s goals was to have a graduate degree by the time I turned 30. I reached this age about 4 months ago, and I am still a considerable ways off of meeting that goal. When I was penning the syllogism based on my goals I