PHIL 347N WEEK 4 CHECKPOINT QUIZ

PHIL 347N WEEK 4 CHECKPOINT QUIZ WEEK 4 CHECKPOINT QUIZ Question 1 Not yet graded / 5 pts Based on what you have read in the text, the lecture, and any other sources you find helpful to your understanding of deductive arguments, explain the structure of a deductive argument in your own words. Your Answer: A deductive argument has two theories or statements that allow you to make an interpretation to determine if the statement is true or false. If the statements or theories are all true, then the result or conclusion must be true. then all of the statements agree with the result, then the statement is true. It the structure and grammar of the statement makes sense and is logical, it is a valid argument. If the statements or theories are not true, then the conclusion is not true either. Question 2 Not yet graded / 5 pts Go to the box “Deductive Reasoning” (in the beginning of Chapter 8). Read the last paragraph there. Based on that reading and any other sources you find helpful to your understanding, describe the part that “rules, operating conditions, core beliefs, values, policies, principles, procedures, and terminology” (p. 159) play in deductive arguments. Your Answer: The rules, operating conditions, core beliefs, values, policies, principles, procedures, and terminology all play a part in forming a theory or statement. We analyze the theory or statement based on observation and facts, so that we can come up with a conclusion. The terminology helps us look at the grammar and structure to see if the statement is logical and makes sense. Our values, principles, and beliefs also play a part in the conclusion of what we believe or know to be true. When we make deductive arguments, we have to follow the rules, policies, procedures and operating conditions to develop a theory so that we can come to a conclusion that is true. If we fail to follow the rules, policies, procedures, operating conditions, our values, principles, and beliefs then there is a possibility of being uncertain. When there is uncertainty, the deductive argument can possibly fail the