Contrast the notions of truth and validity in terms of the following two syllogisms:

(a)    Some sound arguments are not valid since all arguments with mood and figure EIO-4 are sound.
(b)    Some arguments with true premises and a true conclusion are arguments with mood and figure IOO-3 and some arguments with mood and figure IOO-3 are not sound so we know that some arguments with true premises and a true conclusion are not sound.

Put both arguments in standard logical form and provide the mood and figure for each syllogism. You do not have to explain how you put either argument in standard logical formjust do it. (While the first syllogism mentions EIO-4 and the second syllogism mentions IOO-3, neither syllogism has these forms. They have different forms.) Determine the validity or invalidity of each syllogism by using both a Venn diagram and Salmons rules (you must use all three of Salmons rules.) Explain why each statement (the two pre

You've learned about the complex views of explaining reality by the Pre-Socratics through monism, pluralism, materialism or spiritualism. There was a group of teachers who were supported by Pericles, the emperor of Athens so they started to exist towards the end of the Pre-Socratic period and then they became active during the classical period (time of Socrates, a former Sophist who abandoned their ways, Plato and Aristotle).

After reading Sophism and Parmenides on pp.19-23 (Sophists also from the web: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy) and Socrates as excerpted from Plato's work, The Phaedo on pp. 25-33, choose one from the following:

Explore the main characteristics of the Sophists in viewing reality, human person, ethics, etc. and make a clear contrast with Parmenides' view on reality and being and Socrates' view on personal immortality.
After reading especially from the web, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, summarize in your own words the metaphysical views o

For this week's assignment respond to one of the following options, and include Option 1, 2, or 3 as part of your heading.


Option 1: The first option is to name and describe in detail a key specific and recent healthcare technology. What are at least two key moral problems this technology creates? What are the proper moral guidelines for dealing with it in your view? Compare your approach to what an utilitarian and ethical egoist would say (each independently).


Option 2: In the second option, name and describe in detail a key specific and recent social technology. What are at least two key moral problems this technology creates? What are the proper moral guidelines for dealing with it in your view? Compare your moral approach to what an utilitarian and social contract ethicist would say (each independently).


Option 3: John Doe, Patient One, is in late stage of kidney disease. If he does not receive a new kidney, then he is predicted to die within a week

Please read the attached pdf file and raise an counterexample. A counterexample consists in a well-reasoned challenge to any point discussed in the article. Any counterexample must have a source such that it comes from someones life experiences, which include, but are not limited to, your personal observations, stories you read, conversations you hear, etc.

1) Read in our course textbook, Ethics and Moral Reasoning, pg 38 [beginning with the paragraph titled "The Ten Commandments," through page 52.

2) Watch and learn from videos #1 and #2 in the Youtube video portlet #1, regarding The Ten Commandments

3) Download the Handout on the meaning of the Commandment, "Thou shalt not kill" as it applies to healthcare decisions in the Handout Portlet below.

4) In our text book, Medical Ethics, read chapter 4, "Abortion," pages 35 - 44.

5) Watch and learn from all the Youtube videos in the Youtube video portlet #2 on what really occurs from the moment of conception, as regards the development of a new human person in the womb -- and as regards abortion & its consequences.

6) Read and consider the attached pdf on the moral arguments often used by those who choose the subjective path of secular humanism, rather than the objective path of the moral law, in making a choice to abort the child in the womb.
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Instructor

Once you learn the names of the major logical fallacies, you will probably start noticing them all over the place, including in advertisements, movies, TV shows, and everyday conversations. This can be both fascinating and frustrating, but it can certainly help you to avoid certain pitfalls in reasoning that are unfortunately very common. This exercise gives you a chance to practice identifying fallacies as they occur in daily life.
Prepare: Read through Chapter 7 of the course text, paying special attention to learning the names of common fallacies, biases, and rhetorical tricks.
Reflect: Search through common media sources looking for examples of fallacies. Some common places to find fallacies include advertisements, opinion pieces in news media, and arguments about politics, religion, and other controversial issues. You may also notice fallacies in your daily life.
Write: Present three distinct informal logical fallacies you have discovered in these types

Background for prompt: When we argue, we make claims about the world (these claims are called the conclusion of the argument) and provide reasons or evidence for those claims (these reasons are called the premises of the argument). Whenever one confronts an argument, the basic question is: are the reasons good? If they are good reasons, it is rational to believe the claim is true. If the reasons are bad, it is rational to withhold belief about the truth of the claim.

Homework problem: In 2 pages, tell me how you determine whether the reasons for a claim are good or bad. Be specific. Provide an example of an argument and use your technique to assess how good the reasons are.

Heres an example of an argument:

            Premise1: Jack went to the liquor store intending to buy a bottle of wine.

            Premise2: Upon entering the store, Jack realized he had left his wallet at home.

 

Refer to Voices of Wisdom, 9th Edition, Gary Kessler, Thompson/Wadsworth.

1. Socrates (as we know him through Plato and class lecture) and Confucius have a discussion about the condition of their respective societies. Have each character discuss what he thinks are the most important things that should be done to make his society more just or harmonious, and what would make it better able to deal with its problems and divisions. Make sure each speaker has a chance to be specific about what methods, values, practices and ideas should be encouraged, and why his society is in need of change.

2. An empiricist foundationalist and a pluralist have a discussion about the most rational way to deal with problems associated with the pandemic. Let each speaker explain how he would determine what a rational approach is, and have each speaker agree or disagree and critique the other. Your speakers do not have to solve the problems of the pandemic. That is simply a context for them

Scholarly Arguments

In the Week 1 Presenting Arguments assignment, you objectively and neutrally evaluated reasoning on each side of your question from non-scholarly sources. For this assignment, you will objectively and neutrally evaluate and present the reasoning from scholarly sources on the same question. Be sure to incorporate any relevant feedback you got from the instructor on your first paper.


*** In the previous essay the instructor stated that  Studies indicate:
from 1% to approximately
16% of individuals
participating in
video games show
addiction symptoms.
What studies?
In academic writing, never
say something like "research
has shown" or "studies have
demonstrated" without citing
that research or studies.


Conduct research from scholarly sources on each side of your issue and write a paper that includes the following:
    Introduction (approximately 100 words)
o    Explain

The study of logic distinguishes different types of logic:


Formal Logic


Informal Logic


Logical Form


Aristotelian Logic


Step 1: Find a dictionary definition of logic and write it down.

Step 2: Research the concept of logic further by reading independently around the topic.

Step 3: Write a definition of logic in your own words. Write a maximum of 400 words. Give relevant examples to show the reader your understanding of the concept.

Step 4: Post your definition on the forum below.