I need an essay done by 04/25/2020
Analyze the following argument on abortion by following the argument analysis method explained in the argument analysis supplementary material. Follow every step in the proper order. When analyzing the argument, avoid personal opinions, cultural beliefs, religious beliefs, emotional responses, and tradition. The argument you need to analyze is this:
“Abortions should be banned. It’s a horrible thing to do! Abortions are extremely dangerous due to millions of women dying every year from getting them. Plus, poor innocent babies are killed under horrific circumstances when a woman aborts. Any act that results in the death of people is wrong. Don’t support abortion.”
In order to do this assignment properly, you must do the following: 1. Write an introductory paragraph.
a. Introduce the topic of abortion. i. Explain why the topic is controversial.
b. Introduce the abortion argument. i. Identify its position on abortion. ii. Explain you will be analyzing it.
For the analysis of the argument, you must do the following: 1. Step 1: Diagram the argument.
a. Identify the conclusion and underline it twice. b. Identify the premises and underline those once. c. Cross out unnecessary information. d. Put the argument in standard form.
2. Step 2: Identify the argument. a. Is the argument inductive or deductive? b. Is the argument a moral argument?
i. Does it have both moral and non-‐moral premises? 1. Identify whether each premise is moral or nonmoral.
ii. Does it have a moral conclusion? 1. Identify whether the conclusion is moral or nonmoral.
3. Step 3: Summarize the argument in your own words. a. Review the elements of a good summary.
4. Step 4: Analyze the information presented in the argument. a. Check for fallacies.
i. If the argument is a fallacy, do the following: 1. Identify the fallacy. 2. Explain the fallacy. 3. Explain how the argument is that type of fallacy. 4. Identify the argument’s error in reasoning.
ii. If the argument is not a fallacy, please state that the argument is not fallacious.
b. Demonstrate that the information in the argument is either TRUE or FALSE. For EACH statement in the argument, you must do the following:
i. Analyze the meaning of the statement. 1. Careful with complex statements. These will require extra
steps to analyze. See chapter 3 lecture notes. ii. Conduct research using reliable sources.
1. Try really hard to falsify the statement. iii. If the statement is FALSE, you must do the following:
1. Explicitly state it is FALSE. 2. Demonstrate this by providing a proper counterexample.
iv. If the statement is TRUE, you must do the following: 1. Explicitly state it is TRUE. 2. Demonstrate that it is necessarily TRUE.
5. Step 5: Evaluate the argument. a. Are you convinced by the argument? b. Base this decision solely on the analysis of the argument. Do NOT base this
decision on personal opinions, cultural beliefs, religious beliefs, emotional responses, and tradition.
i. If the argument has all true statements and is not a fallacy, then you should be convinced.
ii. If the argument has at least one false statement and/or is a fallacy, then you should not be convinced.
Reminders
1. Format a. This should be in essay format.
i. Full sentences and full paragraphs. 1. Exception: Diagramming and Standard Form
2. Avoid Plagiarism a. Don’t forget to cite. b. Paraphrase properly. c. Put exact replica of information in quotation marks.
i. Explain all quotes in your own words.