Description

Part 1: Valid or Invalid Arguments (5 points each)

• Complete the following three steps for the questions below.
• Below, you will find an example of how to label each argument as “valid” or “invalid.”
• Using the above matrix as a guide, complete the following questions. (5 points each)

Part 2: Constructing Valid Deductive Arguments (1.5 points each)

Instructions: Based on what you’ve learned from class lectures and the course textbook, arrange the statements of fact that are provided for you into a valid deductive argument, as indicated:

Part 3: Informal Fallacies (3 points each)

Instructions: Based on what you’ve learned from class lectures and the course textbook, read each example argument, and identify the informal fallacy, and give a short explanation as to why this is fallacious. Use each of the following fallacies only once:

1. Straw Man
2. Genetic Fallacy
3. Ad Populum (or Appeal to the People)
4. Begging the Question/Arguing in a Circle