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PHI 103 Entire Course
PHI 103 Week 1 DQ 1 (Consider an argument you
have recently)PHI 103 Week 1 DQ 2 (Logic can do
a great deal in helping us understand our
arguments)PHI 103 Week 1 QuizPHI 103 Week 2 DQ
1 (Construct a deductive argument)PHI 103 Week 2
DQ 2 (Construct an inductive argument)PHI 103
Week 2 Assignment Final Paper Outline Pro Choice
(Legalized Abortion)PHI 103 Week 2 QuizPHI 103
Week 3 DQ 1 (Considering the fallacies discussed
in Chapter Four)PHI 103 Week 3 DQ 2 (One rich
source of fallacies is the media)PHI 103 Week 3
Assignment Stereotype Paper
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PHI 103 Week 1 DQ 1 (Consider an argument you
have recently)
Consider an argument you have recently had with a
friend, family member, manager, co-worker, or
someone else. Identify the topic of the argument
and present that argument in premise-conclusion
form, identifying both the premises and
conclusion.
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PHI 103 Week 1 DQ 2 (Logic can do a great deal in
helping us understand our arguments)
DQ 2 Logic can do a great deal in helping us
understand our arguments. Explain what advantages
we obtain by studying logic in terms of improving
our reasoning. Consider a debate over whether
prayer should be allowed in public schools.
Explain what logic can and cannot do. In other
words, what kinds of questions and topics are not
decided by logical analysis?
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PHI 103 Week 1 Quiz
1.Question Which of these could be seen as a
premise in an argument? 2. Question A valid
deductive argument, the premises of which are
accepted as true, shows 3. Question "You
didn't like that book so you probably don't like
to read" is 4. Question In the statement,
"You didn't like that restaurant so you probably
don't like to eat out," "you probably don't like
to out" is the 5. Question If a reason
that is not relevant to the conclusion is given,
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PHI 103 Week 2 Assignment Final Paper Outline Pro
Choice (Legalized Abortion)
Final Paper Outline. Review the Final Paper
instructions in Week 5 of the online course or in
the Components of Course Evaluation section of
this guide. Then, visit the Ashford Writing
Center (located in the Learning Resources tab in
the left navigation bar). The outline must
contain a Introduction with thesis statement. At
least five body paragraphs, using the provided
model. Conclusion. Reference page containing at
least three academic resources, two of which
arefound in the Ashford Online Library. Each side
of the debate should be provided at least one
valid source for. The Final Paper Outline must be
three pages in length (excluding title and
reference page) and in APA (6th edition) format.
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PHI 103 Week 2 DQ 1 (Construct a deductive
argument)
DQ 2 Construct an inductive argument for a
specific conclusion. Then, explain what you might
do to make this inductive argument stronger,
either by revising the premises or by revising
the conclusion.
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PHI 103 Week 2 DQ 2 (Construct an inductive
argument)
DQ 2 Construct an inductive argument for a
specific conclusion. Then, explain what you might
do to make this inductive argument stronger,
either by revising the premises or by revising
the conclusion.  
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PHI 103 Week 2 Quiz
1. Question "10 is less than 100 100 is
less than 1,000 consequently, 10 is less than
1,000" is an example of a 2. Question One
way to make an inductive argument stronger is
to 3. Question All sound arguments are
valid, but not all valid arguments are sound.
This means 4. Question Inductive arguments
should never be characterized as 5. Question
Inductive arguments are evaluated in terms
of 6. Question A valid argument is one
that, if its premises are accepted as true,
has 7. Question A "good" deductive
argument must at least be 8. Question
Assume you are given a sound argument. What do
you know about it? 9. Question One way
to make an inductive argument stronger is to 10.
Question In logic, arguments are never
described as
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PHI 103 Week 3 Assignment Stereotype Paper
PHI 103 Week 3 Assignment Stereotype
Paper Stereotype Paper. Read Stereotyping Has
Lasting Negative Impact Prejudice has lingering
effects,study shows and watch How Pre-existing
Beliefs Distort Logical Reasoning. Discuss three
stereotypes you encounter in your own life and
the effect those stereotypes can have on others.
This can be a stereotype you realize you have
been guilty of holding or someone
else.   Explain (a) what the stereotype is
and (b) what sort of argument, no matter how
flawed, might be used to support it, and
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PHI 103 Week 3 DQ 1 (Considering the fallacies
discussed in Chapter Four)
DQ 1 Considering the fallacies discussed in
Chapter Four of An Introduction to Logic,
construct three different arguments that display
distinct fallacies. Give an explanation of why
each makes a mistake in drawing the conclusion it
does. Review your classmates examples and see if
they, in fact, commit the fallacy identified.
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PHI 103 Week 3 DQ 2 (One rich source of fallacies
is the media
DQ 2 One rich source of fallacies is the media
television, radio, magazines, and the Internet
(including, of course, commercials.) Identify two
distinct fallacies you see committed in the
media. Do you think it is more likely that you
will not be fooled by these fallacies having
studied logic? What do you think those presenting
these arguments assume about the logical skills
of their viewers? Is this a good or bad
assumption for them to make?
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PHI 103 Week 3 Quiz
1. Question "China uses too much oil. So they
shouldn't develop their industry" may commit
which fallacy? 2. Question "Julie
started carrying a rabbit's foot, then she won
the lottery. The rabbit's foot must have caused
her to win the lottery" commits a(n) 3. Question
A person who is shown his or her
argument commits a fallacy should 4. Question
A fallacy is an argument that 5. Question
"If that wasn't illegal, then it
wouldn't be against the law" may commit which
fallacy? 6. Question "My husband
snores. All men must snore" commits which of
these fallacies.
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PHI 103 Week 4 Critical Thinking Quiz
1. Question Mrs.Orlof teaches two
history classes, one in the morning and one in
the afternoon. Yesterday she gave the same test
to both classes. Anyone who failed the test must
take a retest. Since a greater percentage of
students who took the morning test failed the
test than students who took the afternoon test,
more of Orlofs morning history students than
afternoon history students will have to take the
retest
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PHI 103 Week 4 DQ 1 (Scientists design
experiments and try to obtain results)
PHI 103 PHI 103 Week 4 DQ 1 As stated in our
text book scientists design experiments and try
to obtain results verifying or disproving a
hypothesis, but philosophers are the driving
force in determining what factors determine the
validity of scientific results. (Mosser, 2011).
Karl Popper's philosophy of science uses modus as
the central method of disconfirming, or
falsifying, scientific hypotheses.
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PHI 103 Week 4 DQ 2 (Mary is poor. She has not
been able to find a job)
DQ 2 Mary is poor. She has not been able to find
a job and has two children she needs to feed.
Assume Mary is forced to let her children go
hungry or steal some food from a local grocery
store. Which should she do? Construct an argument
that supports Mary's decision to steal the food
or an argument that shows why Mary should not
steal the food. Critique the arguments offered by
your classmates.
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PHI 103 Week 4 Quiz
1. Question A good way to establish a
conclusion as true, or probable, is to 2.
Question Logicians regard the following
as the meaning of the word "argument." 3.
Question A strongly supported claim in
science should be regarded as 4. Question
Examining reasons and constructing arguments can
help in 5. Question If the word "should"
appears in a sentence, that sentence will always
involve an ethical claim. 6. Question
Descartes worried a great deal about the threat
posed by which of the following?
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PHI 103 Week 5 DQ 1 (Write two arguments in
English)
PHI 103 PHI 103 Week 5 DQ 1Write two arguments
in English, one in the form of modus ponens and
one in the form of modus tollens. Then, write the
arguments in symbols using sentence letters and
truth-functional connectives.
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PHI 103 Week 5 DQ 2 (Imagine someone asks you
what you have learned)
Imagine someone asks you what you have learned in
your logic class and what you found to be the
most useful information you learned there. Is it
important for people to study logic? What kinds
of mistakes might they make without having been
exposed to a careful study of reasoning provided
by logic? Offer your response to these questions,
and compare your answers to your classmates'
responses  
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PHI 103 Week 5 Final Paper Legalized Abortion
? Argument Paper For the Final Paper, you will
identify a specific claim relative to one of the
topics listed before and defend it with as strong
an argument as possible. These topics are
presented below as questions. The best way to
develop a thesis statement is to offer an answer
to the question, and then state in a clear and
specific sentence the basis for your answer
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PHI 103 Week 5 Quiz
1. Question The sentence "P ? Q" is read
as 2. Question "P v Q" is best
interpreted as 3. Question What is the
truth value of the sentence "P v P"? 4.
Question If P is false, and Q is false,
the truth-value of "P ?Q" is 5. Question
"Julie and Kurt got married and had a baby" is
best symbolized as 6. Question " P v Q"
is best read as 7. Question One of the
disadvantages of using truth tables is 8.
Question A sentence is said to be
truth-functional if and only if 9. Question
A conditional sentence with a false antecedent
is always 10. Question In the truth table
for an invalid argument,
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