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..
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...
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..