You must post to this discussion on at least four separate days of the week, and your posts must total at least 400 words as you address the questions. Attempt to take the conversation further by examining their claims or arguments in more depth or responding to the posts that they make to you. Keep the discussion on target, and analyze things in as much detail as you can.
The total combined word count for all of your posts for this discussion, counted together, should be at least 400 words. Answer all the questions in the prompt, and read any resources that are required to complete the discussion properly. Attempt to take the conversation further by examining their claims or arguments in more depth or responding to the posts that they make to you. Keep the discussion on target, and analyze things in as much detail as you can.
The topic of this week is deductive reasoning. Accordingly, in this discussion your task is to create a deductively valid argument for your position (the same position that you defended in the Week One discussion).
Prepare: To prepare to respond to this prompt. View the deLaplante (2013) video What Is a Valid Argument? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePmXbBvXxP8&feature=youtu.be&list=PLB8A5292FC68E2D77) as well as the other required media for the week. For more guidance about how to construct a valid argument for a controversial position, review the Constructing a Valid Argument video (http://ashford.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Constructing+Valid+Arguments+Video/0_qqlvduic) and the document How to Construct a Valid Main Argument (https://bridgepoint.equella.ecollege.com/curriculum/file/c5a7b281-fd78-4118-ae03-69a16080cf7f/1/PHI103%20How%20to%20Construct%20a%20Valid%20Main%20Argument.pdf). Based on the sources, create a deductively valid argument for the position you defended in the Week One discussion.
Reflect: To make your argument deductively valid, you will need to make sure that there is no possible way that your premises could be true and your conclusion false. Your premises must lead logically to the truth of your conclusion. Make sure that your argument is sound, that is in addition to being valid, make sure that the premises are true as far as you can tell. If your argument is invalid or if it has a false premise, revise it until you get an argument that you can stand behind.
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.
Should legal marriage be available to couples of the same sex?
Premise 1. With legal marriage for same sex couples they would be allowed fair healthcare.
Premise 2. Family members cannot contest or override a person's last will and testament.
Conclusion: Legal marriage should be available to couples of the same sex to allow the LGBT community the same rights as all other heterosexuals.
Strength is same sex couples can legally marry and be afforded the same rights as heterosexual couples. The weakness is by legalizing same sex marriage, religious groups or activists can attempt to make the process difficult.
Premise 1. Numerous religious groups believe that same-sex couples should not marry because it will offend God.
Premise 2. They think that same-sex couples can never be fruitful and multiply without a male and female.
Premise 3. They also think that same-sex couples will burn in a sulfurous fire like the people of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Conclusion: Legal marriage should not be available to couples of the same sex because it goes against God according to religious groups and activists.
Strength is that religious groups are able to maintain the sanctity of marriage. The weakness is that people who are entitled to legally marry will be denied the right.