Can any one of you good
at philosophy to help me with this assignment please. It’s about Syllogisms and fallacies.
Identify an editorial from a
national newspaper that contains a deductive argument for a particular
conclusion.
Use the site below for your four editorials.
http://www.slate.com
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/index.html
http://www.philosophicalsociety.com
http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-opinion-commentary.html
Once you have selected a passage that contains
a deductive argument, answer the following questions about it, making sure to
include a copy of the passage you have selected with your answer. Each question
is worth 50 points. Thank you.
1.
(TCOs 1 and 2) State
the three uses of arguments. Which use does the given selection argument
utilize? Define what makes an argument a deductive argument, and explain why
the argument in the passage you have chosen is a deductive argument. Define critical
reasoning, and explain how this should be used to evaluate the argument in the
passage you have selected. (Points : 50)
2. (TCOs 1, 2, and 3) Locate the argument in
the passage that you have selected. Identify both its explicit premises and its
implicit premises.
(If you believe your selection for Question 1 does not contain both explicit
and implicit premises, choose another selection that does, and present it
here.)
Does the conclusion follow from the premises? Explain why it does or does not.
Is it necessary to add implicit premises to the argument so that the premises
will support the conclusion? If so, do so. (Points : 50)
3.
(TCOs 1, 2, and 3)
Define what requirements must be met for an argument to be valid. Define what
requirements must be met for an argument to be sound. Is the argument in the
passage that you have selected a valid argument? Explain why it is or is not.
Assess whether the premises should be accepted or rejected. Then explain
whether the argument you’ve chosen is a sound argument or not. Explain the
difference between a valid argument and a sound argument. (Points : 50)
4. (TCOs 1, 2, 3, and 4)
Define each of the distraction fallacies, the resemblance fallacies, and the
emotional fallacies that have been discussed in the course. Analyze the
argument that is contained within the passage you have selected to determine if
it exhibits any of these fallacies. If it does, explain which of the fallacies
it contains. If it does not, state whether you believe that the conclusion that
is has been developed to support should be accepted, or not. Explain your
answer.
(Points : 50)
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