Need help with Final Argument

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Construct a Deductively Valid Argument

Write: Identify the components and structure of your argument by presenting your deductively valid argument in standard form, and explain how your conclusion follows from your premises.

Premise one: Because some arts and humanities classes take place after school hours, these studies keep children out of trouble after school.

Premise two: The arts and humanities enhance the learning experience for children.

Premise three: Arts deepens a child’s knowledge and understanding of other cultures and traditions.

Premise four: Participating in the arts and humanities can help children who may not be great at traditional studies but have a creative side.

Conclusion: Therefore, teaching children arts and humanities is necessary for a child’s development.

I feel that all of my premises are true and valid and can be proven to be true. My audience can also deduct that my premises are true and thus valid.

Discuss Icon Guided Response: Read the arguments presented by your classmates, and analyze the reasoning that they have presented. In particular, if you believe that their argument is invalid, explain a way in which it would be possible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false. If you believe that their argument has a false premise, explain why a reasonable person might take it to be false. Finally, see if you can help them to improve their argument. How can they alter their premises so that all of them are true? What might they change in order to make their argument valid?

Deductive Logic

Flipper is a dolphin, so Flipper is a mammal.

Missing premise to make the argument valid: Dolphins are mammals. Dolphins live in the water, but they are not fish. Therefore, not all mammals live on the land.

Premise one: Dolphins are mammals, not fish because they come to the surface to breathe air.

Premise two: Fish do not need to breathe air, however, live in water.

Conclusion: Not all aquatic beings are fish.

Hello Tania,

I don't agree with your premise. Maybe the missing item is that he lost his job or his car broke down so he didn't have the money or time to buy flowers.