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Deductive arguments are a powerful tool for persuasive writing and analytical thought. This worksheet will help you compose and defend deductive arguments.Complete numbers 1 to 6 and submit your work as a Word document. Before starting, review the Lecture Video - Deductive Arguments and Handout - Argument Types.ComprehensionWhat makes something a valid argument? What makes something a sound argument? Give definitions and explain things in your own words. Answer in 6-8 sentences with two direct quotes from the text by Van Cleave. Quotes go in quotation marks with the in-text citation (Van Cleave, 2016, p. ___). (20 points)Choose an example argument from the course text or lecture video. Explain whether it is valid and whether it is sound. Answer in 6-8 sentences. (20 points)Composing ArgumentsCompose a valid and sound argument about one of your favorite movies. (15 points)Compose a second valid and sound argument about the same movie. (15 points)Remember that a valid argument needs a logical structure that provides absolute support for the conclusion. This means that there will be no possible way for the premises to be true, yet the conclusion false. The premises and conclusion will have a precise fit where, if the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true. This can be challenging, so look back at the examples in the lesson for help. Also, use the Handout – Checking for Validity as a reference.In addition, remember that a sound argument is a valid argument with all true premises. So, set up your arguments to have all true premises.Defending ArgumentsDefend your first movie argument. Explain how it meets the definition of valid. Also, defend each premise as true. If a premise is a widely known fact, mention this. If a premise is a less well-known fact or a matter of opinion, then give your evidence or reason for believing that the premise is true. (15 points)Defend your second movie argument. Explain how it meets the definition of valid. Also, defend each premise as true. (15 points)When defending a deductive argument in a persuasive context, you need to do two things. You need to show that the argument has a valid logical structure and show that the argument has all true premises. This will prove that the argument is sound and establishes its conclusion as true.Example SolutionValid and sound deductive argument about the movie Black Panther:If T'Challa is king of Wakanda, then he rules an African country.T'Challa is king of Wakanda.Therefore, T'Challa rules an African country.Defense of the argument explaining how it is valid and each premise is true:The argument is valid. Validity requires a logical structure where, if the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true. The argument has that kind of structure. Assuming the first premise (if T'Challa is king of Wakanda, then he rules an African country) and the second premise (he is indeed king of Waknda), then the conclusion necessarily follows that he must rule an Africa country. This is guaranteed by the premises with no gap in the argument's logic.In addition, both premises are true. In regard to the first premise, the movie reveals that Wakanda is a country in Africa, so if T'Challa -- or anyone -- is king of Wakanda, then they rule an African country. Further, the second premise is also true. The plot of the movie makes clear that T'Challa is king of Wakanda. This is shown in a scene where he is crowned after defeating a rival for the thrown and in numerous other parts of the movie. Since the argument is valid and has all true premises, it is a sound and compelling argument.

1. Chapter 10 discusses idealism, the claim that nothing exists but our minds and their ideas. Many people find this a difficult theory to grasp, let alone accept. Watch the video below about idealism; it succinctly explains the theory as well as objections to it. Then, explain your understanding of idealism and your response to it. Do you accept idealism? Why or why not? If you don’t accept it, how do you refute it? George Berkley's Idealism. YouTube video file. [8:58]. Philosophy Vibe.. 2016, April 24. youtu.be/v-lDlxVQy4c2. The film The Matrix is in large part based on Descartes’ Meditations, specifically the Evil Genius argument, and Plato’s allegory of the cave (video below). In The Matrix, one character, Cypher, wants to return to the matrix (a computer simulated reality), knowing full well that nothing he experiences there will be ‘real’ (see Agent Smith and Cypher video below). In thinking of how you value your experiences, specifically, what you value about them, is one criterion for assigning value related to whether or not an experience is real? Does it matter to you if something 'really' happened? Or, if you experience it as real, is that all that matters? If, at the end of your life, you were to find out that all of it had been a computer simulation, would that change the way you value the ‘experiences’ you had? Explain why or why not.The Cave: An Adaption of Plato's Allegory in Clay. YouTube video file. [3:10]. bullheadent. 2008, April 18. youtu.be/69F7GhASOdMAgent Smith and Cypher. YouTube Video file. [1:11]. pumasheen. 2006, Dec 12. youtu.be/Z7BuQFUhsRM3. State your understanding of Descartes' dream argument and his Evil Demon/Genius argument. Exactly how do you know that you are not dreaming right now? Given the strength of the Evil Demon argument, how do you think one can escape the skepticism it seems to entail? What do you think we can know with absolute certainty? Defend your response with reasons and examples.