Assignment Find the Premises and Logical Reasoning.

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HUM 330 Week 2 Assignment Worksheet

Complete the following tables to assist you in learning the concepts presented in week 1 and week 2.

Table 1: Spot the Premise

Conclusion	Premise or “Hidden Premise”
1. Everyone I know likes Chick-a-Cola. It must be really good!
2. I can't believe the McDonald's VP is voting to cut employee benefits. He must be in the president's pocket.
3. If a restaurant is crowded, then people love the menu. The restaurant is crowded. People must love the new menu.
4. Industrialized cattle farms are immoral because they murder animals.
5. The fast food industry is in turmoil. The poor economy has brought down consumer spending, so the fast food industry is going to collapse.

Table 2: Defending the Premises

Question	Conclusion 1	Conclusion 2	Conclusion 3	Conclusion 4	Conclusion 5
Does the assumption support the conclusion? (yes/no)
Write notes explaining why the assumption supports the conclusion or why it does not.
Deductive or Inductive Reasoning?

Table 3: Logical reasoning

Question	Notes for answer
What characteristics define deduction?
What defines induction?
How can assumptions inform the premise of an argument?
Contrast the principal differences between explicitly expressed and tacitly implied premises.
Which of the conclusions have explicitly expressed or tacitly implied premises?
Explain the effect explicit and implicit assumptions have on the final conclusion.