To complete this assignment, follow the instructions below.
- There will be arguments to address from both Chapters 5 and 6.
- From Exercise 5.28 (mislabeled 2.28 in the text),
- choose two arguments from options 1, 7, 8, and 10, and follow the directions for writing the precis.
- From Exercise 6.22, pages 158-159,
- write a precis for options 1, 4, and 7.
- You will end up with five precis in one document.
- Be sure to include a cover page, and double-space the writing.
Note: Although you cannot easily do a simple or Venn diagram, you can
- number the claims;
- clearly designate them as premises and a conclusion; and
- walk through the logic stating the relationship between the premises and the conclusion.
- Be sure to state exactly which type of argument you are analyzing.
- If the argument is inductive, state how you rate the argument's strength.
- If the argument is deductive, state whether it is valid and sound.
- Also be sure to clearly list the exercise and option in the precis.
1.) Anything that is built on conjecture shouldn't be called a "science," because conjecture can't produce knowledge, and science properly so-called should consist entirely of knowledge.-Thomas Reid, Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man
Coastal area cat owners flushing parasite-laden cat feces down the toilet has resulted in a decrease in the number of California's sea otters. This is because the number of otters has been decreasing in recent years, and the amount of parasites in the ocean water near the coast has increased-Miller and Spoolman, Living in the Environment