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phil_1000_sec_03sp-wrks_in_clear_thinking-1.docx5 Exercises 5-I (each question small paragraph)
-Who, in your opinion, is the greatest musical artist of all time? Write a deductive argument to support your claim in which the primises logically imply the conclusion?
-Suppose someone questions the premises you used in your deductive argument in exercise one. Now write an argument(s) to support the those premises. Tell whether your new arguments are necessary or probable?
-Suppose, as probably happened, that the other Supreme Court Justices questioned Justice Marshall's second premise, in Dessenting Opinion in Gregg v. Georgia, about the deterrent effect of the death penalty and his claim that no human being deserves to be put to death. How would you help Justice Marshall defend his premise? Write at least two arguments that use logical implication to support premise two.
-Explain how truth and validity are related in the argument above, e.g., premises are true or false, conclusion is true or false, argument is valid or invalid
-Explain how truth and validity are related in the argument above, e.g., premises are true or false, conclusion is true or false, argument is valid or invalid
-Explain how truth and validity are related in the argument above, e.g., premises are true or false, conclusion is true or false, argument is valid or invalid
· Explain how truth and validity are related in the argument above, e.g., premises are true or false, conclusion is true or false, argument is valid or invalid
Exercises 7-I
- The car in front of you suddenly flashes its brake lights. Your foot automatically moves from the accelerator to the brake. Explain the inductive reasoning involved in this common act.
· Your boyfriend (girlfriend, significant other) forgot your birthday. What is your reaction? What is the trace evidence for? Why? What is the story you tell yourself?
· Give an example where common sense came to your rescue in a tense situation. What background knowledge was important in your success?
· Describe a belief you hold which you know is based on little evidence. How would you go about confirming it?
· How might you convince a friend of the guilt/innocence of Todd Wilingham?
· Create an example to explain to a friend why not all traces are evidence.
Exercises 8-I
-Explain what a phobia is using concepts you have learned in this chapter. How can a phobia be seen as a failure of reasoning with probability?
· Why is a telephone book no a good source for a random sample?
· You may have heard the generalization "Everyone alwasy acts in his own self-interest." How would you argue for or against this generalization? Are there better or worse ways of arguing here?
