Assignment title: Information


PHIL 120 (2017 Winter) Assignment (8%) Due Date: Final exam Assignment Write a short extended argument.  Main argument: DC syllogism (Unit 2)  Subargument: Inductive argument (your choice)  Options: statistical syllogism (4), analogical (short form) (6), generalization from a sample (7), method of difference (short form) (8), confirmation (11) Format 1) Copy (from the course text) the patterns of the DC main argument and the inductive subargument. o For the DC syllogism, write the conditional premise in whatever form (“If… then…”, “…only if…”, etc.) that you use in your paragraph. 2) Write the extended argument as a paragraph with each statement numbered. o Include 1-2 sentences of extra information. 3) Reconstruct the argument using the statement numbers. o Standard form o Diagram Requirements 1) You must submit your own work. It must be printed. (The argument reconstruction [#3 above] may be written neatly by hand.) 2) One premise must be supported by reference to an English-language news article published since 2017 January. Cite the article in a footnote. (See sample assignments.)  Options: New York Times, BBC World News, CNN, Reuters, etc. 3) Paragraph word count: 130-180 words Other than the one premise supported by a news source, I do not care whether the statements in your argument are true or whether you believe them. However, the paragraph should make sense. It should say something understandable about a single topic, even if it is mostly false. .