Watch the film Twelve Angry Men. ID 5 of the main arguments regarding the defendant's guilt/innocence (conclusions). What IS the evidence against him (premises)? Which arguments made in the jury room are legitimate arguments and which are fallacies? If fallacious, ID the fallacy employed. Due on block day. Have them read over Ch. 8 in their Logic books.
HW (to begin in class):
Due Monday. ID the Claim, Data, Warrant, Foundation/Backing, Counterclaim, and Rebuttal
- Watch video: "Conspiracy Theory: Did We Really Land on the Moon?" - Write down FIVE (5) of the claims (arguments) the video makes to "prove" we did NOT land on the moon. - Write (you may sum up as it will go by to fast to quote) the premises for each claim. - State the conclusion of each claim. After the video you will examine the structure of the five arguments you wrote down for truth, probability (high or low) and validity. You'll also ID if the argument is inductive or deductive. Note: you are NOT being asked to agree with the views in the video, only to analyze how well the video made its case. After this, you will read the following rebuttal article "debunking" the claims made in the video: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/debunking-myth-that-moon-landing-was-hoax-1457501 Is the rebuttal effective? Do any claims made in the video remain unaddressed/explained? From the two sources, do any points of debate remain? A "conspiracy theory" need not be a false or unproven argument. Sometimes questioning the "known facts" results in such theories proving true: Conspiracy Theories that Turn Out to be True HW: Find a currently debated conspiracy theory. List the claim and the premises upon which the claim is based. Evaluate the argument as we did with the moon landing theory. The first two days this week we will cover Ch1 (Monday) and Ch 2 (Tuesday) in our Logic books. Various exercises, both in the book and via hand outs, will help you understand basic logic and argument structure.
Terms to know (in context of logical arguments): Premise Conclusion Argument Statement Probability Relevance Inductive Deductive Truth The classical structure of rhetorical argument (speech) has five canons: The Five Canons of Rhetoric are:
The Toulmin Method of logic is a common and easy to use formula for organizing a written argument. The basic format for the Toulmin Method is as follows.
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PurposeIn the Fall, we focus on the foundations of Philosophy and Logic, culminating with a project where you express your own Personal Ethical Code. In the Spring, we study ethical systems of thought and analyze their logic, ending with the development of your own nation, founded and run according to your ethical code. Remind NoticesSign up to get notices https://www.remind.com/join/7cf69 Google ClassroomFor electronic/paperless hand in of HW. Students can join the class with this code: brtzp0p
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May 2015
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