PHIL 347N Week 6 Checkpoint Quiz

PHIL 347N Week 6 Checkpoint Quiz What are the three fundamental reasoning strategies listed in the text? What is comparative reasoning? On what skill is it based? We learned four tests for evaluating arguments: truthfulness of the premises, logical strength, relevance, and non-circularity. How well do these tests work with respect to evaluating comparative reasoning? Consider each of the four tests. What are the five criteria for evaluating comparative reasoning? Name and define them in your own words. According to the text, the basic question to ask when evaluating a comparison between two objects or ideas or events is “Are they alike enough in the important ways or not?” (p. 248). What are those “important ways” that determine the credibility of conclusions based on similarities? In your own words, define empirical reasoning.