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PHI 103 Entire Course   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi103cart.com     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)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi103cart.com     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)   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.phi103cart.com   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   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi103cart.com     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,   6.         Question        Which of the
following is most likely to be a
conclusion?   7.         Question       
Premises and conclusions have which of the
following in common?
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PHI 103 Week 2 Assignment Final Paper Outline Pro
Choice (Legalized Abortion)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi103cart.com     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. 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)   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi103cart.
com           DQ 1 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.  
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PHI 103 Week 2 DQ 2 (Construct an inductive
argument)   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.phi103cart.
com       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   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi103cart.com             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   FOR
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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. Explain (a) what the
stereotype is and (b) what sort of argument, no
matter how flawed, might be used to support it,
and (c) identify any mistakes you find in that
argument.The paper must be three pages in length
(excluding title and reference page) andin APA
(6th edition) format.
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PHI 103 Week 3 DQ 1 (Considering the fallacies
discussed in Chapter Four)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi103cart.com   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)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi103cart.com   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   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi103cart.com     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
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PHI 103 Week 4 Critical Thinking Quiz   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.phi103cart.com     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. The conclusion above is not necessarily
valid because   2.         Question        All
sages provide both wisdom and inspiration. Since
Dashas speech contained wisdom and greatly
inspired her audience, Dasha is a sage. Which one
of the following points out the flaw in the
argument above?   3.         Question       
Since Jessicas participation in local politics
increased significantly after she joined her
schools political science club, it is clear that
her involvement in that club led her to take an
interest in politics. The argument above is
flawed because  
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PHI 103 Week 4 DQ 1 (Scientists design
experiments and try to obtain results)   FOR MORE
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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)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi103cart.com         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   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi103cart.com     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? 7.         Question
       "If I move to Texas, I will need air
conditioning. I don't need air conditioning. So I
didn't move to Texas" is an argument form known
as 8.         Question        A radical skeptic
might be willing to doubt which of the
following? 9.         Question        French
philosopher René Descartes tried to show
that 10.       Question        To support a
scientific hypothesis, one might
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PHI 103 Week 5 DQ 1 (Write two arguments in
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om         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)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi103cart.com       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
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m     Argument Paper For the Final Paper, you
will identify a specific claim relative to one of
the topicslisted 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   .1.
Should homosexuals be able to marry?   2. Is
racism and anti-Semitism still a problem in the
United States?   3. Is factory farming cruel to
animals?   4. Is anthropogenic climate change
(what used to be known as "global warming")a
problem that needs immediate and/or long term
attention?   5. Should physician-assisted suicide
be legal?
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PHI 103 Week 5 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.phi103cart.com     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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