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ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 1 DQ 1 (Consider an argument
you have recently)
ASHFORD 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 Quiz PHI 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 Quiz PHI 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)
  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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ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 1 Quiz
ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 1 DQ 2 (Logic can do a great
deal in helping us understand our arguments)
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,
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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ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 2 DQ 1 (Construct a
deductive argument)
ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 2 Assignment Final Paper
Outline Pro Choice (Legalized Abortion)
  Construct a deductive argument that is valid
but not sound. Then, construct a valid deductive
argument that is sound. Be sure to put the
argument in premise-conclusion form.
Final Paper Outline. Review the Final Paper
instructions in Week 5 of the onlinecourse 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
containa 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.
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ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 2 Quiz
ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 2 DQ 2 (Construct an
inductive argument)
  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.
  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
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ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 3 DQ 1 (Considering the
fallacies discussed in Chapter Four)
ASHFORD 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 thosestereotypes can have on others.
This can be a stereotype you realize you havebeen
guilty of holding or someone else.
  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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ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 3 Quiz
ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 3 DQ 2 (One rich source of
fallacies is the media)
  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?
  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
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ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 4 DQ 1 (Scientists design
experiments and try to obtain results)
ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 4 Critical Thinking Quiz
  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.
  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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ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 4 Quiz
ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 4 DQ 2 (Mary is poor. She
has not been able to find a job)
  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.
  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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ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 5 DQ 2 (Imagine someone asks
you what you have learned)
ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 5 DQ 1 (Write two arguments
in English)
  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
  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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ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 5 Quiz
ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 5 Final Paper Legalized
Abortion
  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
  ? 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 topicsare
presented below as questions. The best way to
develop a thesis statement isto offer an answer
to the question, and then state in a clear and
specific sentencethe basis for your answer
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