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PHI 103 Week 1 DQ 1 (Consider an argument you have recently)

PHI 103 Week 1 DQ 2 (Logic can do a great deal in helping us
understand our arguments)
PHI 103 Week 1 Quiz
PHI 103 Week 2 DQ 1 (Construct a deductive argument)
PHI 103 Week 2 DQ 2 (Construct an inductive argument)
PHI 103 Week 2 Assignment Final Paper Outline Pro Choice (Legalized
Abortion)
PHI 103 Week 2 Quiz
PHI 103 Week 3 DQ 1 (Considering the fallacies discussed in Chapter
Four)
PHI 103 Week 3 DQ 2 (One rich source of fallacies is the media;)
PHI 103 Week 3 Assignment Stereotype Paper

PHI 103 Week 1 DQ 1 (Consider an argument you have recently)

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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.

PHI 103 Week 1 DQ 2 (Logic can do a great deal in helping us understa

nd our arguments)

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DQ 2;
Logic can do a great deal in helping us understand our arguments.
Explain what advantages we obtain by studying logic in terms of
improving our reasoning. Consider a debate over whether prayer
should be allowed in public schools. Explain what logic can and cannot
do. In other words, what kinds of questions and topics are not decided
by logical analysis?

PHI 103 Week 1 Quiz

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Question : Which of these could be seen as a premise in an

argument?

2. Question : A valid deductive argument, the premises

of which are accepted as true, shows

3. Question : "You didn't like that book; so you

probably don't like to read" is

4. Question : In the statement, "You didn't like that

restaurant; so you probably don't like to eat out," "you
probably don't like to out" is the

5. Question : If a reason that is not relevant to the

conclusion is given,

6. Question : Which of the following is most likely to be

PHI 103 Week 2 Assignment Final Paper Outline Pro Choice (Legalized Ab
ortion)

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Final Paper Outline. Review the Final Paper instructions in Week 5 of

the onlinecourse or in the Components of Course Evaluation section
of this guide.
Then, visit the Ashford Writing Center (located in the Learning
Resources tab in the left navigation bar).
The outline must containa Introduction with thesis statement.
At least five body paragraphs, using the provided model. Conclusion.
Reference page containing at least three academic resources, two of
which arefound in the Ashford Online Library.
Each side of the debate should be provided at least one valid source
for.
The Final Paper Outline must be three pages in length (excluding title
and reference page) and in APA (6th edition) format.

PHI 103 Week 2 DQ 1 (Construct a deductive argument)

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DQ 1
Construct a deductive argument that is valid but not sound. Then,
construct a valid deductive argument that is sound. Be sure to put the
argument in premise-conclusion form.

PHI 103 Week 2 DQ 2 (Construct an inductive argument)

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DQ 2
Construct an inductive argument for a specific conclusion. Then,
explain what you might do to make this inductive argument stronger,
either by revising the premises or by revising the conclusion.

PHI 103 Week 2 Quiz

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Question : "10 is less than 100; 100 is less than 1,000;

consequently, 10 is less than 1,000" is an example of a
2. Question : One way to make an inductive argument
stronger is to
3. Question : All sound arguments are valid, but not all valid
arguments are sound. This means
4. Question : Inductive arguments should never be
characterized as
5. Question : Inductive arguments are evaluated in terms of
6. Question : A valid argument is one that, if its premises are
accepted as true, has
7. Question : A "good" deductive argument must at least be
8. Question : Assume you are given a sound argument. What
do you know about it?
9. Question : One way to make an inductive argument
stronger is to

PHI 103 Week 3 Assignment Stereotype Paper

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PHI 103 Week 3 Assignment Stereotype Paper

Stereotype Paper.
Read Stereotyping Has Lasting Negative Impact: Prejudice has lingering
effects,study shows and watch How Pre-existing Beliefs Distort Logical
Reasoning.
Discuss three stereotypes you encounter in your own life and the effect
thosestereotypes can have on others.
This can be a stereotype you realize you havebeen guilty of holding or
someone else.
Explain
(a) what the stereotype is and
(b) what sort of argument, no matter how flawed, might be used to
support it, and
(c) identify any mistakes you find in that argument.The paper must be
three pages in length (excluding title and reference page) andin APA
(6th edition) format.

PHI 103 Week 3 DQ 1 (Considering the fallacies discussed in Chapter Fo

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DQ 1
Considering the fallacies discussed in Chapter Four of An Introduction
to Logic, construct three different arguments that display distinct
fallacies. Give an explanation of why each makes a mistake in drawing
the conclusion it does. Review your classmates examples and see if
they, in fact, commit the fallacy identified.

PHI 103 Week 3 DQ 2 (One rich source of fallacies is the media)

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DQ 2
One rich source of fallacies is the media: television, radio, magazines,
and the Internet (including, of course, commercials.) Identify two
distinct fallacies you see committed in the media. Do you think it is
more likely that you will not be fooled by these fallacies having studied
logic? What do you think those presenting these arguments assume
about the logical skills of their viewers? Is this a good or bad
assumption for them to make?

PHI 103 Week 3 Quiz

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Question : "China uses too much oil. So they shouldn't develop

their industry" may commit which fallacy?
2. Question : "Julie started carrying a rabbit's foot, then she
won the lottery. The rabbit's foot must have caused her to win the
lottery" commits a(n)
3. Question : A person who is shown his or her argument
commits a fallacy should
4. Question : A fallacy is an argument that
5. Question : "If that wasn't illegal, then it wouldn't be against
the law" may

PHI 103 Week 4 Critical Thinking Quiz

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1. Question : Mrs.Orlof teaches two history classes,

one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Yesterday she
gave the same test to both classes. Anyone who failed the test
must take a retest. Since a greater percentage of students who
took the morning test failed the test than students who took
the afternoon test, more of Orlofs morning history students
than afternoon history students will have to take the retest.
The conclusion above is not necessarily valid because

2. Question : All sages provide both wisdom and

inspiration. Since Dashas speech contained wisdom and
greatly inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage.
Which one of the following points out the flaw in the argument
above?

3. Question : Since Jessicas participation in local

politics increased significantly after she joined her schools

PHI 103 Week 4 DQ 1 (Scientists design experiments and try to obtain re

sults)

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PHI 103 PHI 103 Week 4

DQ 1;As stated in our text book scientists design experiments and try
to obtain results verifying or disproving a hypothesis, but philosophers
are the driving force in determining what factors determine the validity
of scientific results. (Mosser, 2011). Karl Popper's philosophy of
science uses modus as the central method of disconfirming, or
falsifying, scientific hypotheses

PHI 103 Week 4 DQ 2 (Mary is poor. She has not been able to find a job)

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DQ 2
Mary is poor. She has not been able to find a job and has two children
she needs to feed. Assume Mary is forced to let her children go hungry
or steal some food from a local grocery store. Which should she do?
Construct an argument that supports Mary's decision to steal the food
or an argument that shows why Mary should not steal the food. Critique
the arguments offered by your classmates.

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1. Question : A good way to establish a conclusion as

true, or probable, is to
2. Question : Logicians regard the following as the
meaning of the word "argument."
3. Question : A strongly supported claim in science
should be regarded as
4. Question : Examining reasons and constructing
arguments can help in
5. Question : If the word "should" appears in a
sentence, that sentence will always involve an ethical claim.
6. Question : Descartes worried a great deal about the
threat posed by which of the following?
7. Question : "If I move to Texas, I will need air
conditioning. I don't need air conditioning. So I didn't move to
Texas" is an argument form known as
8. Question : A radical skeptic might be willing to
doubt which of the following?

PHI 103 Week 5 DQ 1 (Write two arguments in English)

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DQ 1;Write two arguments in English, one in the form of modus ponens
and one in the form of modus tollens. Then, write the arguments in
symbols using sentence letters and truth-functional connectives.

PHI 103 Week 5 DQ 2 (Imagine someone asks you what you have
learned)

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Imagine someone asks you what you have learned in your logic class
and what you found to be the most useful information you learned
there. Is it important for people to study logic? What kinds of mistakes
might they make without having been exposed to a careful study of
reasoning provided by logic? Offer your response to these questions,
and compare your answers to your classmates' responses

PHI 103 Week 5 Final Paper Legalized Abortion

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Argument Paper
For the Final Paper, you will identify a specific claim relative to one of
the topicslisted before and defend it with as strong an argument as
possible. These topicsare presented below as questions. The best way
to develop a thesis statement isto offer an answer to the question, and
then state in a clear and specific sentencethe basis for your answer

.1. Should homosexuals be able to marry?

2. Is racism and anti-Semitism still a problem in the United States?

3. Is factory farming cruel to animals?

4. Is anthropogenic climate change (what used to be known as "global

warming")a problem that needs immediate and/or long term attention?

5. Should physician-assisted suicide be legal?

PHI 103 Week 5 Quiz

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1. Question : The sentence "P Q" is read as

2. Question : "P v Q" is best interpreted as
3. Question : What is the truth value of the sentence
"P v ~ P"?
4. Question : If P is false, and Q is false, the truthvalue of "P Q" is
5. Question : "Julie and Kurt got married and had a
baby" is best symbolized as
6. Question : "~ P v Q" is best read as
7. Question : One of the disadvantages of using truth
tables is
8. Question : A sentence is said to be truth-functional
if and only if
9. Question : A conditional sentence with a false
antecedent is always
10. Question : In the truth table for an invalid
argument,

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