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PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 1 Discussion

 Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the assigned chapters in your textbook, watch the videos Identifying Premises and Conclusions (Links to an external site.), What Is an Argument? (Links to an external site.), What Is a Good Argument? (Part I) (Links to an external site.), and What Is a Good Argument?: The Logic Condition (Links to an external site.), and complete the interactive module PHI 103 Premises and Conclusions (Links to an external site.). In addition, watch the video Standard Form (Links to an external site.) (displayed below).

For further information, review the document Presenting Arguments in Standard FormPreview the document.

Your instructor will choose the discussion question and post it as the first post in the discussion forum. Answer all the questions in the prompt, and read any resources that are required to complete the discussion properly. If you have not done so already, begin by choosing a topic from the Final Paper OptionsPreview the document list to use in your writing assignments in this course.

Guided Response: In addition to your original post, post a minimum of three responses for a total of at least four posts. At least two responses must be to your classmates; the third response could be to a classmate or your instructor. Be sure to post on three separate days throughout the week to promote further engagement and discussion. Each response should be a minimum of 75 words.

 

PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 2 Discussion

Dq1

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the assigned chapters in your textbook, complete the interactive module PHI103 Inductive and Deductive Arguments (Links to an external site.), and watch the videos What Is an Inductive Argument? (Links to an external site.), What Is a “STRONG” Argument? (Links to an external site.), and What Is a Deductive Argument? (Links to an external site.) In addition, watch the video Inductive Reasoning (Links to an external site.) (displayed below).

Your instructor will choose the discussion question and post it as the first post in the discussion forum. Answer all the questions in the prompt, and read any resources that are required to complete the discussion properly.

Guided Response: In addition to your original post, post a minimum of three responses for a total of at least four posts. At least two responses must be to your classmates; the third response could be to a classmate or your instructor. Be sure to post on three separate days throughout the week to promote further engagement and discussion. Each response should be a minimum of 75 words.

 

Dq2

 

Your instructor will choose the discussion question and post it as the first post in the discussion forum. Answer all the questions in the prompt, and read any resources that are required to complete the discussion properly.

 

Guided Response: In addition to your original post, post a minimum of three responses for a total of at least four posts. At least two responses must be to your classmates; the third response could be to a classmate or your instructor. Be sure to post on three separate days throughout the week to promote further engagement and discussion. Each response should be a minimum of 75 words.

 

PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 3 Discussion

Dq1

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the assigned chapters in your textbook and read the standardized guidance (under the “Lectures” tab), including watching the embedded videos, which will help you better to know the fallacies.

Your instructor will choose the discussion question and post it as the first post in the discussion forum. Answer all the questions in the prompt, and read any resources that are required to complete the discussion properly. Based on the selected prompt, you may need to review one or more of the interactive modules below to better prepare for your discussion:

Buying a Car (Links to an external site.): This scenario will introduce you to evaluating arguments.

The Parking Garage (Links to an external site.): This scenario will help you to examine your own biases and stereotypes.

The Graduate (Links to an external site.): This scenario will present several arguments and demonstrate how arguments appear in daily life and can be broken down into premise and conclusion form.

PHI103 Informal Fallacies (Links to an external site.): This practice activity will help you identify types of fallacies.

PHI103 Rhetorical Devices Knowledge Check (Links to an external site.): This practice activity will help in identifying rhetorical devices.

In addition, watch the video Fallacies (Links to an external site.) (displayed below).

 

 

Guided Response: In addition to your original post, post a minimum of three responses for a total of at least four posts. At least two responses must be to your classmates; the third response could be to a classmate or your instructor. Be sure to post on three separate days throughout the week to promote further engagement and discussion. Each response should be a minimum of 75 words.

Dq2

Your instructor will choose the discussion question and post it as the first post in the discussion forum. Answer all the questions in the prompt, and read any resources that are required to complete the discussion properly.

 

Guided Response: In addition to your original post, post a minimum of three responses for a total of at least four posts. At least two responses must be to your classmates; the third response could be to a classmate or your instructor. Be sure to post on three separate days throughout the week to promote further engagement and discussion. Each response should be a minimum of 75 words.

 

PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 4 Discussion

Dq1

Science and Explanations

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the assigned chapter in your textbook and watch the video Induction and Scientific Reasoning (Links to an external site.).

Your instructor will choose the discussion question and post it as the first post in the discussion forum. Answer all the questions in the prompt, and read any resources that are required to complete the discussion properly.

Guided Response: In addition to your original post, post a minimum of three responses for a total of at least four posts. At least two responses must be to your classmates; the third response could be to a classmate or your instructor. Be sure to post on three separate days throughout the week to promote further engagement and discussion. Each response should be a minimum of 75 words.

 

Dq2

Your instructor will choose the discussion question and post it as the first post in the discussion forum. Answer all the questions in the prompt, and read any resources that are required to complete the discussion properly.

 

Guided Response: In addition to your original post, post a minimum of three responses for a total of at least four posts. At least two responses must be to your classmates; the third response could be to a classmate or your instructor. Be sure to post on three separate days throughout the week to promote further engagement and discussion. Each response should be a minimum of 75 words.

 

PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 5 Discussion

Logic and Life

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 9 in your textbook and complete the interactive module The Graduate (Links to an external site.). In addition, watch the video The Value of Critical Thinking in Daily Life (Links to an external site.) (displayed below).

One of the advantages of learning logic and critical thinking is that it can benefit all areas of one’s life. The ability to research all sides before arriving at a position on an issue, the humility to consider opposing points of view in a fair-minded way, the wisdom to evaluate the quality of reasoning for and against positions, the capacity to recognize and avoid logical fallacies, and the skill to be able to construct effective reasoning all can benefit us by helping us to arrive at positions that are most justified by the evidence (and therefore most likely to be true). These habits, when applied, can also help us to make decisions based on a more comprehensive understanding of different points of view, to better appreciate other people’s perspectives, to be more clear and persuasive in our reasoning, and to avoid making decisions that are not rationally justified. The discussion this week is designed to assist us in this process of applying critical thinking to our daily lives.

Your instructor will choose the discussion question and post it as the first post in the discussion forum. Answer all the questions in the prompt, and read any resources that are required to complete the discussion properly.

 

Guided Response: In addition to your original post, post a minimum of three responses for a total of at least four posts. At least two responses must be to your classmates; the third response could be to a classmate or your instructor. Be sure to post on three separate days throughout the week to promote further engagement and discussion. Each response should be a minimum of 75 words.

 

PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 4 Journal

Week 4 Journal

Reflect back on what you have learned in this course about how to construct high-quality arguments for positions. Give an example of how the ability to think logically and to construct good arguments could help you in your career and in your daily life. In what ways the skill of being able to evaluate the quality of reasoning on all sides will better enable you to discover what is true and to make better choices? (Feel free to reference the specific area of life that you raised in your post your introduction in Week 1.)

Finally, consider the argument you have been developing for your writing assignments. How has fairly considering multiple points of view helped you clarify your own perspective? What advice would you give to people to help them understand issues more clearly and objectively while being fair to all sides? Feel free to comment on any other values you have gained from this course so far.

Your journal entry must be at least 250 words. You do not need to follow APA style for this journal entry, but you should proofread your work to eliminate errors of grammar and spelling.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

  Waypoint Assignment Submission

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PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 1 Assignment

 Presenting Arguments

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the assigned chapters in your textbook and watch the videos Identifying Premises and Conclusions (Links to an external site.), What Is an Argument? (Links to an external site.), What Is a Good Argument? (Part I) (Links to an external site.), and What Is a Good Argument?: The Logic Condition (Links to an external site.).

In this class, we learn to evaluate issues in light of the reasoning on all sides prior to arriving at conclusions. We aim to evaluate the quality and quantity of evidence, striving to be as objective as we can about what is most likely to be true.

If you have not done so already, begin by choosing a topic from the Final Paper Options Preview the documentlist to use in your writing assignments in this course. The next step is to formulate a specific research question that is important regarding this topic. You may review The Research Process (Links to an external site.) resource for more information. So, if your topic is gun control, you would formulate a specific question, such as, “Are universal background checks effective at reducing violent crime in America?”

Once you have formulated your question, conduct research from non-scholarly sources on the internet (e.g., news articles, op-eds, etc.) that present substantive reasoning on each side of the issue.

Your task is to present and evaluate the reasoning from a non-scholarly source on each side of your issue. There is no need to take sides on the issue at this stage. In your analysis, strive to be as objective as possible, evaluating the reasoning from a neutral point of view. For an example of how to complete this paper, take a look at the Week One ExamplePreview the document paper.

 

Your paper should include clearly labeled sections addressing the following elements:

 

Introduction (approximately 100 words)

Explain your topic.

State the specific question that you are addressing.

Presentation of an Argument

Describe the non-scholarly source (e.g., an op-ed, newspaper article, website, etc.) on one side of the issue and summarize the key points made (approximately 50 words).

Present what you see as the main argument from that source. Make sure to present your argument in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion. (approximately 100 words)

Evaluate the quality of the reasoning in this source (approximately 200 words)

In completing your evaluation, consider assessing how well the research supports the premises of the main argument and how strongly the reasoning supports the conclusion of that argument.

Presentation of an Argument on the Other Side of the Issue

Describe the non-scholarly source on the opposite side of the issue and summarize the key points made. (approximately 50 words)

Present what you see as the main argument from that source. Make sure to present your argument in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion. (approximately 100 words)

Evaluate the quality of the reasoning in this source (approximately 200 words)

In completing your evaluation, consider assessing how well the research supports the premises of the main argument and how strongly the reasoning supports the conclusion.

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 The Presenting Arguments paper

Must be 400 to 1,000 words in length (not including title and references pages), double-spaced, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the APA Style (Links to an external site.)

Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper

Student’s name

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Date submitted

For assistance with formatting of the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

Must use at least two sources in addition to the course text. The Help! Need Article (Links to an external site.) tutorial can also assist with searching for articles.

The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

The Integrating Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial will offer further assistance with including supporting information and reasoning.

Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

                               

Waypoint Assignment Submission

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PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 3 Assignment

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. For an example of how to complete this paper, take a look at the Week Three ExamplePreview the document paper.

Conduct research from scholarly sources on each side of your issue and write a paper that includes the following:

Introduction (approximately 100 words)

Explain your topic and state the specific question that you are addressing (be sure to incorporate any relevant feedback you got from the instructor on your first paper).

Presentation of an Argument

Describe the scholarly source on one side of the issue and summarize the key points made. (approximately 100 words)

Present what you see as the main argument from that source in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion. (approximately 100 words)

Evaluate the quality of the reasoning in this source. You may address questions such as: How adequately the article supports the premises with research and how strongly the premises of the argument support the truth of the conclusion. (approximately 200 words)

Presentation of an Opposing Argument

Describe the scholarly source on the other side of the issue and summarize the key points made. (approximately 100 words)

Present what you see as the main argument from that source in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion. (approximately 100 words)

Evaluate the quality of the reasoning in this source. You may address questions such as: How adequately the article supports the premises with research and how strongly the premises of the argument support the truth of the conclusion. (approximately 200 words)

Evaluation of Arguments in Non-Scholarly and Scholarly Sources (approximately 200 words)

Discuss the differences in the quality of the reasoning or in the degree of support in the sources that you analyzed (Scholarly and Popular Resources (1) (Links to an external site.)).

Some specific types of questions you might address here include: Who is the target audience? What types of motives may be influencing these authors? Discuss any logical fallacies in any of the sources.

Conclusion (approximately 50 words)

Reflect on how this activity might influence how you conduct research in the future.

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The Scholarly Arguments paper

 

Must be 600 to 1,200 words in length (not including title and references pages), double spaced, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the APA Style (Links to an external site.)

Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper

Student’s name

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Date submitted

For assistance with formatting of the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text. The Help! Need Article (Links to an external site.) tutorial can also assist with searching for articles.

The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

The Integrating Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial will offer further assistance with including supporting information and reasoning.

Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.).

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

                               

Waypoint Assignment Submission

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PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 5 Assignment

Final Paper

Analyzing Reasoning on Both Sides

This final writing assignment allows you to present an analysis of the best reasoning on each side of your issue. In the process, you will get to demonstrate some of the key skills you have learned during this course. In particular, you will demonstrate the ability to create high-quality arguments on both sides of an issue, to support your reasoning with scholarly sources, and to provide a fair analysis of the strength of the reasoning on each side. For an example of how to complete this paper, take a look at the Week Five ExamplePreview the document paper.

 

Your paper must include the following sections, clearly labeled:

 

Introduction

Introduce readers to your topic; include a brief preview of what you will accomplish in this paper. (approximately 150 words)

First Argument

Present the best argument on one side of the issue. (approximately 150 words)

Express your argument in standard form, with the premises listed one by one above the conclusion.

Defense for First Argument

Support the first argument as well as you can, using academic sources to demonstrate the truth of key premises. You may also choose to clarify the meaning of key premises and to explain how your reasoning supports the conclusion (approximately 250 words).

 

Opposing Argument

Present the best argument on the other side of the issue (approximately 150 words).

Express your argument in standard form.

Defense of Opposing Argument

Support the opposing argument as well as you can, using academic sources to demonstrate the truth of key premises. You are welcome as well to clarify the meaning of premises and/or to explain the reasoning further (approximately 250 words).

Analysis of the Reasoning (approximately 350 words)

Evaluate the quality of each argument, addressing whether key premises are true and whether the conclusion logically follows from them.

Analyze arguments for any fallacies committed or for any biases that may influence either side. Do you feel that one argument makes a much stronger case than the other and why? (There is no need to “take sides,” only to assess the quality of the arguments.)

Support your analysis with scholarly sources.

Conclusion (approximately 150 words)

Provide a brief conclusion and summary of your issue and how it can best be addressed by critical thinkers.

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The Analyzing Reasoning on Both Sides paper

Must be 1,000 to 2,000 words in length (not including title and references pages), double-spaced, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the APA Style (Links to an external site.)

Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper

Student’s name

Course name and number

Instructor’s name

Date submitted

For assistance with formatting of the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text. The Help! Need Article (Links to an external site.) tutorial can also assist with searching for articles.

The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

The Integrating Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial will offer further assistance with including supporting information and reasoning.

Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.).

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications. Can also assist with searching for articles.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 

  Waypoint Assignment Submission

The assignments in this course will be submitted to Waypoint.  Please refer to the instructions below to submit your assignment.

 

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PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 1 Quiz

Question 1 The conclusion of an argument is __________.

  a sentence that gives a reason why something is true

  a way to wrap up an argument without hostility

  the point in time at which the argument ends

  the claim that is supported by the argument

 

 

Question 2 Is the following an argument or an explanation?

The reason it is so hot lately is that the wind has been coming from the south.

  Argument

  Explanation

  Both of these

  None of these

 

Question 3 Which of the following is an advantage of using standard form?

  It helps us to evaluate the quality of an argument independent of our own views about the subject.

  It is only really necessary for professional logicians and mathematicians

  It makes arguments logically valid

  It makes it more likely that your audience will believe your premises

 

Question 4 Is the following an argument or an explanation?

 John will probably come to the party. He is not busy tonight, and he told me he was coming.

  Argument

  Explanation

  Both of these

  None of these

 

Question 5 The concept of warrant in logic refers to __________.

  a disagreement between two people

  the truth of the conclusion

  the evidence that supports one’s claims

  a document needed to arrest a criminal

 

PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 2 Quiz

Question 1 Inductive arguments aim for this type of connection between their premises and conclusions.

  A true connection

  A probable connection

  A methodological connection

  An absolute connection

 

Question 2  If an argument form is valid, which of the following must be true?

  all of its instances are valid.

  all of its instances are sound.

  some of its instances may be invalid.

  argument forms can’t be valid

  the argument form is propositional

 

Question 3 The counterexample method shows that an argument is invalid by _______

  proving the truth of the conclusion from the premises

  proving that the conclusion is false

  proving that a premise is false

  finding an argument of the same form with true premises and a false conclusion

 

Question 4 Which of the following is true of the distinction between induction and deduction?

  Inductive reasoning means going from the specific to the general; while deductive reasoning is the reverse.

  Inductive reasoning means going from the general to the specific, while deductive reasoning is the reverse.

  Some forms of inductive reasoning go from the specific to the general, while others go from the general to the specific.

  Deductive reasoning never has a general conclusion.

 

Question 5 In logic, which of the following is NOT true of all deductive arguments?

  they reason from general to particular

  they can be valid or invalid

  if they are valid, it is impossible to have true premises and a false conclusion

  if they are invalid, it is possible to have true premises and a false conclusion

  none of these

 

 

PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 3 Quiz

Question 1 Which one of the following contains a euphemism?

  “He is lazy”

  “He studies less than the average student”

  “He is motivationally challenged”

  “His GPA is 1.5”

  None of these

 

Question 2  “Studies show that I am right.” This statement employs which of the following rhetorical devices?

  Euphemism

  Hyperbole

  Proof surrogate

  Weaseler

  No device used

 

Question 3  “You shouldn’t do that because it is wrong.” This argument commits which of the following fallacies?

  Slippery slope

  Hasty generalization

  False dichotomy

  Begging the question

  None of these

 

Question 4 What is an interested party?

  A person who finds the topic fascinating

  A person with a stake in the outcome

  A person who earns money from investments over time

  None of these

  All of these

 

Question 5 Chapter 8 lists several ways that the media can deliberately mislead us. Which of the following is not one of the ways mentioned in the chapter?

  Photo manipulation

  Spin

  Product placement

  Rhetorical devices

  It mentions all of these

 

 

PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 4 Quiz

Question 1 The following is one of the ways (listed in our text) to assess the quality of an inference to the best explanation:

  Does it agree well with the rest of human knowledge?

  Does the conclusion follow validly from the premises?

  Does it feel right?

  Is it novel and innovative?

 

Question 2 Which of these describes what we are inclined to believe about the most likely explanations of our observations?

  People tend to believe whatever sounds the most scientific

  People tend to believe what agrees with what they already believed

  People tend not to make inferences about what explains their observations

  People tend to come up with explanations for their experiences only after extensive testing

 

Question 3 Which of the following is not one of the advantages listed in the text of using inductive reasoning over deductive reasoning?

  Inductive reasoning is more robust (less fragile).

  Inductive premises are more available.

  In inductive reasoning, the conclusion follows with more certainty from the premises.

  Inductive arguments are frequently more persuasive.

 

Question 4 Which of these is one of the steps of the hypothetico-deductive method?

  Formulating a hypothesis.

  Deductive proof

  Rejecting the assumptions

  Manipulating the data

 

 

Question 5 Using the rules for assessing inferences to the best explanation (in Chapter 6), which of the following is likely the best inference to the best explanation for the following observation:

“That magician apparently made a card that was in the deck appear in my back pocket.”

  He is a sorcerer who can transport matter

  He is using a clever trick to fool people

  All reality is in our minds, and he can manipulate it

  I have lost my mind

 

 

 

PHI103 Informal Logic

Week 5 Quiz

Question 1 In an argumentative essay, the premises of the argument  __________.

  are the reasons that support the thesis

  do not need justification in an essay

  are what the thesis defends

  occur in the conclusion of the paper

 

Question 2 How should one ethically engage in verbal argumentation?

  Try to maintain a focus on demonstrating the other person is wrong.

  Try to maintain focus on the argument when analyzing what people are saying.

  Try to win at all costs.

  Stick to one’s position even if evidence is better for the opposing position.

 

Question 3  “If I drive drunk I’ll crash. I crashed, so I must be drunk.”

  Non sequitur

  Ad Hominem

  Post Hoc

  Affirming the consequent

  No Fallacy

 

Question 4 The legalization of drugs is neither unwise nor immoral.  It is not unwise because by legalizing drugs we would eliminate the illegal drug trade.  Hence, by legalizing drugs, we would rid our nation of all the violence that goes along with the illegal drug trade.  Furthermore, the legalization of drugs is not immoral because it can be combined with a massive program of moral education.

  Deductive

  Inductive

  Neither

 

Question 5 Deciduous trees are trees that shed their leaves. Maple trees are deciduous trees. Thus, maple trees will shed their leaves at some point during the growing season.

True or False: The statement, “Maple trees are deciduous trees,” is a premise.

  True

  False