normative ethical systems; they are deontological‚ teleological‚ and virtue ethics. Deontological‚ and teleological are considered action based theories of morality; they focus completely on the performance of a person’s action. Teleological or consequentialist is ones action judged morally right based on their consequences. When actions are judged morally right and how they conform to some set of duties‚ then it’s a deontological ethical theory. Both systems deontological and teleological focus on asking
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be looking at: (i) the nature of arguments (ii) how to recognise arguments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMlv3ripSM Definition: ‘Argument’ …. a set of sentences such that… …. one of them is being said to be true… …. the other(s) are being offered as reasons for believing the truth of the one. An argument: It is Friday‚ Marianne always wears jeans on Friday so Marianne will be wearing jeans today. Q1: List the sentences that make up this argument It is Friday Marianne always
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RECONSTRUCTING ARGUMENTS Deductive and Inductive Here we are to learn the techniques for PART I‚ Making a Critique- i.e.‚ argument reconstruction‚ by doing the following “steps”: 1. Read the discourse; 2. Number and Bracket arguments; 3. Write an Index of Claims; and 4. Tree-Diagram the arguments. What is critiquing? Benjamin Samuel Bloom (1913 – 1999) - the creator of Bloom’s Taxonomy (1956) following a framework for categorizing educational goals: Taxonomy of Educational
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In the first part of the assignment we were asked to identify components of arguments‚ premise and conclusion‚ for the passages. Where applicable we are to highlight key words or phrases that identify a claim as a premise or a conclusion. A premise is the support for the conclusion. (Missimer‚ 2005) The first example has several premises as follows if Sue’s baby is a boy it will be named Mark and if it is a girl it will be named Margaret. Another premise is that Sue will have a boy or girl. “So”
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Collaboration and Argument Carmetta C Jackson and Waltresa Mayho ENG/215 EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC WRITING JULY 9‚ 2011 DR Tracy A Boothe Collaboration and Argument Collaboration is defined as working collectively with others or concurrently to achieve a goal especially in a creative attempt to put together the right elements of success implemented to accomplish something. Argument is defined as controversy or the implication of expression through opinions for an effort to persuade;
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Rogerian Argument‚ 15% of final grade‚ 1300 words Having analyzed a visual argument‚ a written argument‚ and your own writing processes‚ you will now be asked to present two opposing views on the same social justice issue‚ and‚ in whatever way possible‚ propose a solution that would please both parties. Rough Draft (3 printed copies) Due: 3/18 Final Draft Due: 3/20 by the beginning of class via Turnitin The Assignment: Using at least three sources‚ craft a Rogerian Argument focusing on
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The main argument in The Apology by famous ancient Greek philosopher Plato is whether‚ notorious speaker and philosopher Socrates is corrupting the youth by preaching ungodly theories and teaching them unlawful ideas that do harm to individuals and society. In his words Socrates quoted the prosecution’s accusation against him: "Socrates is guilty of corrupting the minds of the young‚ and of believing in supernatural things of his own invention instead of the gods recognized by the state." 1 Further
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Thomas Sikkema Professor John Schneider Ethics 102 25 February 2015 Deontological Moral Theory: Immanuel Kant Deontological moral theory is defined as the morally right thing to do is to do whatever is your duty. A scenario in which this theory could be used is the following: a close friend of yours dies. He has set aside $10 million to give to his favorite sports team‚ the New York Yankees. You promised him that you would give the money to the team because that was your friend’s last wish. Generous
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both sides of the argument whose opinions vary in intensity and depend on different sources of information to back up their points of view. For the purpose of this paper‚ abortion will be defined as the deliberate termination of human pregnancy. It is my opinion that abortion‚ completed early enough in a pregnancy‚ is not an unethical act and should not be considered to be a decision that is immoral. My argument is based on ideas that are rooted in both utilitarian and deontological ethics as I will
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Deontological ethics or action-based theories mainly focus on the actions people implement. This allows people to break their bad habits and truly get rid of all the anger and hatred they contain. Deontologist believe that you should always do the right thing even if it results in pain rather than doing the wrong thing‚ it is your duty. One of history’s’ greatest philosophers‚ Immanuel Kant‚ was also a great believe of doing the right thing. His overall perspective within was that if you commit a
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