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PHIL 347 Week 3 Checkpoint Quiz (100% Correct). According to the text, how do the views of stronger, more developed critical thinkers toward authority differ from those in earlier stages of cognitive development? (pg. 116 - 117) Our text explains that folks in the earlier stages of cognitive development view authority as someone who is powerful and capable of controlling others' behavior, or as someone trustworthy, who can offer good advice (Facione & Gittens, 2016). For example, parents an...

Deduction: Briefly discuss how the lexical definitions and connotations of "valid" and "warranted" can help us understand the differing purposes of deductive and inductive arguments. • Valid is something well-grounded on principles or evidence; able to withstand criticism or objection, as an argument; sound. For example, a passport is valid until it is expired. Warranted is thought to be the ingredient that separates mere true belief from actual knowledge. It is a matter of controver...

Based on what you have read in the text, the lecture, and any other sources you find helpful to your understanding of deductive arguments, explain the structure of a deductive argument in your own words. Your Answer: In a deductive argument, the speaker presents premises and says that if her premises are true than so must be her conclusion. Question 2 5 / 5 pts Go to the box “Deductive Reasoning” (in the beginning of Chapter 8). Read the last paragraph there. Based on that readin...

What four conditions must an argument meet if we are to accept the worthiness and reasonableness of its conclusions? "The four conditions that must be met: 1. To the best of our knowledge and understanding, the reason is true. 2. The logical relationship between the reason and the claim is such that the reason implies, entails, strongly warrants or strongly supports the claim, such that the claim must be true or very probably true if the reason is assumed to be true. 3. The relevance of ...

Critical Thinking When I think about critical thinking, I think of someone who can think outside the box. It can be defined as being able to analyze situations, interpret their environment, and be aware of one’s feelings to provide proper responses. Critical thinking is a different type of intelligence that cannot be studied but only learned through experiences or feelings endured. Heart of the Matter Heart of the matter can be broken down to understand its idiom meaning. The heart is the prim...

PHIL 347 Week 3 Checkpoint Quiz 2023/2024 100% Correct. What four conditions must an argument meet if we are to accept the worthiness and reasonableness of its conclusions? "The four conditions that must be met: 1. To the best of our knowledge and understanding, the reason is true. 2. The logical relationship between the reason and the claim is such that the reason implies, entails, strongly warrants or strongly supports the claim, such that the claim must be true or very probably true if...

PHIL 347 WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT / UPDATED VERSION 2023/2024 GRADED A+. 1 Week 1 Assignment: Journal Chamberlain University PHIL 347 lOMoARcPSD| Figures title: 2 Week 1 Assignment: Journal Critical Thinking I would define critical thinking as something which you need to think about before giving an answer. Although critical thinking is used in our everyday lives, some people might not even recognize it because they are so used to making those decisions that the muscle memory takes over....

PHIL 347 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT JOURNAL / UPDATED VERSION 2023/2024 GRADED A+ CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY. RUNNING HEAD: WEEK 2 JOURNAL 1 Week 2 Assignment: Journal PHIL 347 July 17, 2023 lOMoARcPSD| RUNNING HEAD: WEEK 2 JOURNAL 2  Important Idea Considering only the Introduction to Chapter 5, in terms of developing critical thinking and reasoning, what do you consider is the most valuable and important idea in that section? Briefly explain why you find this idea important and valuable. Wha...

PHIL 347N WEEK 6 CHECKPOINT QUIZ What are the three fundamental reasoning strategies listed in the text? Your Answer: The three fundamental reasoning strategies are 1) comparative reasoning 2) ideological reasoning 3) empirical reasoning What is comparative reasoning? On what skill is it based? Your Answer: Comparative Reasoning "enables us to make interpretations, draw inferences or offer explanations by relying on something that is more familiar to understand something that is le...

Based on what you have read in the text, the lecture, and any other sources you find helpful to your understanding of deductive arguments, explain the structure of a deductive argument in your own wo rds. Answer: Based on what I have read in the text, the lecture, and other sources to gain an understanding of deductive arguments. In my own words, deductive arguments are statement(s) or claim(s) made that they present as being valid. The arguer presents strong support to guarantee the conclusion ...