PHI 103 (Informal Logic) Week 1 Quiz (10 Multiple Choice) Grade Details | 1. | Question : | Which of these could be seen as a premise in an argument? | | | Student Answer: | | Rectangles have four sides. | | | | Apples are better than oranges. | | | | John likes to read long books. | | | | All of the above | | Instructor Explanation: | The answer can be found in Chapter One of An Introduction to Logic. | | | | Points Received: | 1 of 1 |
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This document PHI 103 Week 1 Arguments And Their Components includes right answer to the following questions: Consider an argument you have recently had with a friend‚ family member‚ manager‚ co-worker‚ or someone else. Identify the topic of the argument and present that argument in premise-conclusion form‚ identifying both the premises and conclusion. Your initial post should be at least 150 words in length. Respond to at least two of your classmates Philosophy - General Philosophy
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The Many Stereotypes Edward Nicandro PHI 103 The Many Stereotypes According to Brown (1995)‚ “definition of stereotyping through prejudice is the holding of derogatory social attitudes or cognitive beliefs‚ the expression of negative effect‚ or the display of hostile or discriminatory behavior towards members of a group on account of their membership to that group.” Many different groups of people experience stereotypes every day. The tattooed‚ the politician‚ the feminist and the older
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1. Question : Mom: “You shouldn’t have soaped the Crawford’s house Tommy.” Tommy: “But Jimmy Crawford soaped our house last month.” Student Answer: Two wrongs make a right Argument from force Rationalization Peer Pressure No Fallacy Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: Question 2. Question : “If I give this homeless person a dollar then I’ll have to give the next guy a dollar and so forth … I’ll end up broke!” Student
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This file PHI 445 Week 3 Discussion Questions has right solution to the following tasks: 1. Evaluate the price-fixing scheme from an ethical point of view (your evaluation should describe the effects of the scheme on society’s welfare‚ on the moral rights of society’s members‚ and on the distribution of benefits and burdens within society). In your judgment‚ did Clarence Burke act wrongly? Why? Was he morally responsible for his actions? Why? 2. Define deep ecology or ecological ethics. What are
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The study of logic can aid us understand the advantages of critical thinking and reasoning. It also helps us create valid points in order to make a quality argument. “Logic examines the structure and content of arguments‚ and helps describe various kinds of arguments. It also evaluates those arguments‚ seeing why good arguments work and why bad arguments fail‚” it says in our textbook ( Mosser‚ 2011‚ Sec. 1.1). When I reflect about the debate over whether prayer should be allowed in public school
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Maria Carla Nina Perez PHI 103 Professor Nader Ktait 4-1-2013 I. Introduction A. As time progresses there has been a slow and steady rise in immorality. We live in a society where it is morally correct to be immoral. There are many forms of morality that apply to everyone. The media in television teaches
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Should Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal? Eileen K. Cordova PHI 103 Instuctor James Hardy July 11‚ 2013 SHOULD PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE BE LEGAL Physician-assisted suicide has been a controversial topic for over a decade now. In today’s society‚ physician-assisted suicide brings so many ehtical questions as such‚ who is the true owner of our lives? Should releiving pain and suffering always be the highest priority‚ or does it occure for a reason? Is God really
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Abortion Controversy: Should Abortion Be Legal? Marco A. Caban PHI 103 Informal Logic Submitted to Prof. Galen Johnson December 17‚ 2012 Abortion Controversy: Should Abortion Be Legal? Many will argue whether or not abortion it right or wrong‚ moral or immoral‚ ethical or not‚ but one thing that everyone can agree on is that abortion is a very complex issue with very little common ground that keeps many people divided. The topic of abortion is a subject that many different groups have
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Questions: # Correct: Multiple Choice 10 7 Grade Details - All Questions 1. Question : The logic that deals with sentences is called Student Answer: intuitionist logic. X sentential logic. senseless logic. ordained logic. Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter One of An Introduction to Logic. Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: 2. Question : In the statement‚ "You didn’t like
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