PHIL 347N Critical Reasoning

PHIL 347N Critical Reasoning
This writing-intensive course introduces practical and theoretical contexts of logical argument as well as critical reading and reasoning. Students apply information analysis and problem-solving skills to define, convey and defend positions that influence decision-making. Students prepare a range of documents that reflect and/or incorporate principles of sound logic and reasoning.

PHIL 347N All Weeks All Assignments & Worksheets

PHIL 347N All Weeks All Assignments & Worksheets

PHIL 347N Week 1 to Week 7 Assignments and Worksheets - Bundled PHIL 347N Week 1 Assignment | Essay: Argument or Explanation -- $15.00 PHIL 347N Week 2 Assignment | Topic Selection and Outline -- $15.00 PHIL 347N Week 3 Assignment | Argument Analysis -- $15.00 PHIL 347N Week 4 Deductive Reasoning Worksheet --$15.00 PHIL 347N Week 5 Assignment | Annotated Bibliography and Source Evaluation -- $15.00 PHIL 347N Week 6 Assignment | Evaluatin..

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PHIL 347N All Weeks All Discussions

PHIL 347N All Weeks All Discussions

PHIL 347N Week 1 to Week 8 Discussions - Bundled PHIL 347N Week 1 Discussion | Argument and Explanation -- $10.00 PHIL 347N Week 2 Discussion | Evidence-Based Arguments -- $10.00 PHIL 347N Week 3 Discussion 1 | Distinguishing Deductive from Inductive Reasoning -- $10.00 PHIL 347N Week 3 Discussion 2 | Understanding Deductive Categorical Reasoning -- $10.00 PHIL 347N Week 4 Discussion | Truth-Functional Logic -- $10.00 PHIL 347N Week 5 Discussion | Induc..

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PHIL 347N Week 1 Assignment | Essay: Argument or Explanation

PHIL 347N Week 1 Assignment | Essay: Argument or Explanation

PHIL 347N Week 1 Case Study Assignment: Essay – Argument or Explanation..

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PHIL 347N Week 1 Discussion | Argument and Explanation

PHIL 347N Week 1 Discussion | Argument and Explanation

Argument:     How do you know….. evidence for the reason Explanation: How is that so…..cause for the reason Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: Chapter 1, 2LessonMinimum of 1 scholarly sourceInitial Post InstructionsChapter 1 shows a model of Bloom's taxonomy - they are the steps to mastery of any learning endeavor and the basic components of critical reasoning. They have recently been simplified and reordered as follows:Reme..

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PHIL 347N Week 2 Assignment | Topic Selection and Outline

PHIL 347N Week 2 Assignment | Topic Selection and Outline

PHIL 347N Week 2 Case Study Assignment: Topic Selection and Outline Thesis: Gene therapy is the use of human DNA to treat diseases. This is done through the use of therapeutic DNA to the patient’s cells...

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PHIL 347N Week 2 Discussion | Evidence-Based Arguments

PHIL 347N Week 2 Discussion | Evidence-Based Arguments

Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: Chapter 3, 4Minimum of 1 scholarly sourceInitial Post InstructionsEvidence-based practice requires...evidence. The careful collection of evidence is the first job of every medical practitioner, not least the nurse, who has the most extensive and intimate contact with the patient. However, it does not stop with the nurse. Whatever your role - social worker, hospital administration, human services - whether your prob..

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PHIL 347N Week 3 Assignment | Argument Analysis

PHIL 347N Week 3 Assignment | Argument Analysis

PHIL 347N Week 2 Case Study Assignment: Argument Analysis Read the following argument examples in this activity.Argument 1Dick and Jane have insured their house and cars with Farmer’s Mutual for 10 years. During this time, they filed only one claim for $500, and the premiums have risen 100%. Two weeks ago, while backing out of the garage, Jane damaged the right fender. They didn’t fix it, and yesterday, while Jane was parked at the supermarket, someone hit the right side of the car, dam..

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PHIL 347N Week 3 Discussion 1 | Distinguishing Deductive from Inductive Reasoning

PHIL 347N Week 3 Discussion 1 | Distinguishing Deductive from Inductive Reasoning

Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: Chapter 5, 6LessonMinimum of 1 scholarly sourceInitial Post InstructionsDeductive arguments are top-down, working from general principles to specific cases. Inductive reasoning, on the other hand, is bottom-up, working from specific observations and looking for patterns that lead to a general conclusion. Your career path in healthcare and health-related fields will present many problems that will require critical r..

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PHIL 347N Week 3 Discussion 2 | Understanding Deductive Categorical Reasoning

PHIL 347N Week 3 Discussion 2 | Understanding Deductive Categorical Reasoning

Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: Chapter 5, 6LessonMinimum of 1 scholarly sourceInitial Post InstructionsDeductive categorical reasoning is demanding. Its forms are rigid, but they are rigid with a reason; deductive categorical arguments are intended to prove the conclusion. If the premises are true and the conclusion logically follows, you have no choice but to accept the argument. The categorical syllogism is like a piece of machinery, the parts..

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PHIL 347N Week 4 Deductive Reasoning Worksheet

PHIL 347N Week 4 Deductive Reasoning Worksheet

PHIL 347N Week 4 Assignment/ Homework: Deductive Reasoning Worksheet Total points allocation on each part: Part A: 40 points Part B: 15 points Part C: 20 points Total: 75 points   Part A. Deductive Reasoning Instructions Select the correct answer for each multiple choice question. (5 points x 8 = 40 total points)ExampleSelect the answer that represents the proper standard form for the following statement: "A few bears are not mammals."a. Not all bears are mammalsb. Most b..

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PHIL 347N Week 4 Discussion | Truth-Functional Logic

PHIL 347N Week 4 Discussion | Truth-Functional Logic

Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: Chapter 7LessonMinimum of 1 scholarly sourceInitial Post InstructionsConsider some of the skills and knowledge you need to understand truth-functional logic. Forming the truth-functional claims means you have to have a good understanding of how English sentences are formed in order to convey accurate and precise meaning. Translating English sentences into symbolic language requires you to distinguish the parts of c..

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PHIL 347N Week 5 Assignment | Annotated Bibliography and Source Evaluation

PHIL 347N Week 5 Assignment | Annotated Bibliography and Source Evaluation

PHIL 347N Week 5 Case Study Assignment: Annotated Bibliography and Source Evaluation Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: Chapter 8, 9LessonLink (Word doc): Source Evaluation Worksheet Preview the documentMinimum of 5 scholarly sourcesInstructionsUse the Source Evaluation Work sheet to submit an annotated bibliography of 5 sources that you intend to use in your paper. Prepare a citation, annotation, and evaluation for each source.You may col..

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PHIL 347N Week 5 Discussion | Inductive Generalization and Analogy

PHIL 347N Week 5 Discussion | Inductive Generalization and Analogy

Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: Chapter 8, 9LessonLink (website): How to Interpret Surveys in Medical Research: A Practical Approach (Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine) (Links to an external site.)Link (website): Methods (Pew Research Center) (Links to an external site.)especially Methods 101 Random Sampling and Methods 101 Question WordingMinimum of 1 scholarly sourceInitial Post InstructionsThe reasoning used in inductive generalization is b..

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PHIL 347N Week 6 Assignment | Evaluating Arguments

PHIL 347N Week 6 Assignment | Evaluating Arguments

PHIL 347N Week 6 Case Study Assignment: Evaluating Arguments1)  Chapter 8 Exercise 8.9 Examples 7 and 102)  Chapter 9 Exercise 9.9 Example 1,3)  Chapter 10 Exercise 10.9 Example 1For each exercise, address the following:Identify the type of inductive argument and any features of the way the argument is constructed that you find relevant.Explain how convincing you think the argument is.Does it have sufficient evidence to allow you to suggest that she move forward with the id..

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PHIL 347N Week 6 Discussion | Causal Reasoning

PHIL 347N Week 6 Discussion | Causal Reasoning

Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: Chapter 10LessonLink (library article): Myopia and Ambient Lighting at Night (Links to an external site.)Link (library article): Myopia and Ambient Night-Time Lighting (Links to an external site.)Link (website): What Are Clinical Trials and Studies? (Links to an external site.)Minimum of 1 scholarly sourceInitial Post InstructionsAs the text points out, causal reasoning is used in clinical studies. As a professiona..

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PHIL 347N Week 7 Assignment | Argumentative Essay

PHIL 347N Week 7 Assignment | Argumentative Essay

PHIL 347N Week 7 Case Study Assignment: Argumentative EssayRequired ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: Chapter 8, 9LessonInstructionsThis week, you will complete your argumentative essay. Following the direction offered by Jackson and Newberry (2016) in Chapter 12, write an argumentative essay on the issue you chose in Week 2. Be sure your essay contains the following:An introduction containing a thesis that states the issue, your position on the issue, wh..

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PHIL 347N Week 7 Discussion | Reflecting on the Process

PHIL 347N Week 7 Discussion | Reflecting on the Process

Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: Chapter 12LessonMinimum of 1 scholarly sourceInitial Post InstructionsThis week, you will write an argumentative essay. As the text points out, this is the apex of Bloom's taxonomy, in which you now use all of the skills you have learned in creating a logical argument.  For the initial post, address the following:Considering what you have written or where you are in the writing process, analyze and evalua..

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PHIL 347N Week 8 Discussion | You Can!

PHIL 347N Week 8 Discussion | You Can!

Required ResourcesRead/review the following resources for this activity:Textbook: All chaptersLessonMinimum of 1 scholarly sourceInitial Post InstructionsAchievement is not a matter of GPA or points earned - or lost - on an exam. Achievement is measured in terms of the distance from where you started to where you are now. Everyone does not win - but everyone can achieve a personal best. Achievement is measured in how well you rise to a challenge; you do not have to win the Marathon, you need onl..

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