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The questions for the final will be like those
on your quizzes, homework assignments, and handouts given in
class. I will post the quiz questions on our website so you
can review your answers.
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You may bring an index card, size 4”x6” to
the exam, written on both sides. You may write anything you
want on the notecard
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Please bring paper, writing utensils to the
exam.
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Any form of cheating from your neighbor will
result in an automatic F for this final and pursuit of further
disciplinary action
Topics Covered (See Website
at http://www.digitalarchitecture.com/miller/LogicReas.html):
- Recognizing
Arguments—
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Review definitions
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Be sure you can distinguish between an argument
and an explanation
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Remember to re-learn indicator words
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A bad argument is still an argument
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Simple and Complex arguments
- Analyzing
Arguments
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Putting simple and complex arguments into
standard form
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Diagramming arguments using bracketing,
numbering and arrows
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Arrows always point down to a number (never a
plus sign)
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Complex arguments will always have at least 2
arrows—one arrow for each inference
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Look out for indicator words which will show you
if you have a complex argument
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Remember special cases for “if-then,”
“either-or,” and “unless”
- Evaluating
Arguments
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Definitions for validity, truth, soundness
- Fallacies
- Review
Fallacies
- Be
sure you can explain in your own words what is wrong with
an argument when it contains a fallacy
- Is/Ought
fallacy—from Ethics packet (ie: Your teeth are for
chewing. Therefore, you should use your teeth for chewing)
5. Construct
your own argument
- Defend
a claim about a contemporary moral problem (i.e.:
affirmative action, animal testing, assisted suicide,
abortion, legalizing drugs, war, etc.)
from the perspective of one of the ethical theories
discussed in class (utilitarianism, relativism, divine
command theory, etc.) by writing a complex argument with
two inferences (see course kit, pages 476-481 for
theories). Your argument should be around 6-7 lines long.
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