ENG 122 week 3 DQ 1

  

Ashford 4: – Week 3 – Discussion 1

 

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Reference the

Discussion Forum Grading Rubric

for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.
 

     

Using   Syllogisms to Avoid Fallacy

 Prepare
As you prepare to write your first discussion for this week, complete the following: 

• Read “An Introduction to Logic and Syllogisms.”
• Watch Syllogism, Mood, and Figure via YouTube.
• Review the grading rubric      for this discussion.

Reflect

• Before drafting your initial post, take time to reflect      on the logos in your paper. Have you given logic and reason enough      emphasis? Are you concerned about fallacies in your work? Think about each      claim and the evidence and rebuttals supporting it. Is the counterargument      too strong? Is your evidence and rebuttal strong enough?

Write (due Thursday, Day 3)

• In 200 to 300 words, share at least one syllogism in      support of your paper. Choose one idea from your paper and list the      categorical syllogism along with its parts in the following format: 

• Syllogism: Deductive or       inductive?__________________________________________________
• Premise 1 Claim and       Evidence:__________________________________________________                                                  
• Premise 2 Claim and Evidence:__________________________________________________                                                  
• Conclusion:__________________________________________________                                                           
• End your post with any questions or concerns you have      regarding logos, syllogisms, or fallacies.    

Guided Response (due Monday, Day 7)

• In 125 to 200 words each, respond to at least two      classmates. In each response, begin by addressing your classmate’s questions      and concerns. Then, review the syllogism for possible fallacies. Also,      state whether you agree that it is an inductive or deductive syllogism and      explain why.  Finally, share your thoughts on the research selected      to support the premises. Has your classmate provided enough evidence?