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his fin" rel="nofollow">inal assignment is designed to in" rel="nofollow">involve all of the main" rel="nofollow">in skills that you have learned durin" rel="nofollow">ing this course. In particular, your paper should demonstrate the ability to construct a deductively valid or in" rel="nofollow">inductively strong argument, clearly and accurately explain" rel="nofollow">in your reasonin" rel="nofollow">ing, use high-quality academic sources to support the premises of your argument, fairly and honestly evaluate contrary arguments and objections, and identify fallacies and biases that occur within" rel="nofollow">in the arguments or objections presented.
You will contin" rel="nofollow">inue to build on the arguments that you are presented in" rel="nofollow">in your previous two papers. In particular,, you will present a fin" rel="nofollow">inal improved version of your argument for your thesis that you begin" rel="nofollow">in for the Week One Assignment and fully address the objection that you developed for your Week Three Assignment. You will need to research a min" rel="nofollow">inimum of three scholarly sources from the Ashford University Library. (For further in" rel="nofollow">information about discoverin" rel="nofollow">ing and in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing scholarly research, take a look at the Fin" rel="nofollow">indIt@AU Tutorial in" rel="nofollow">instructional resource.)Explain" rel="nofollow">in the topic you are addressin" rel="nofollow">ing and your position on it. Provide a preview of your paper and a statement of your thesis in" rel="nofollow">in your openin" rel="nofollow">ing paragraph. [Approximately 100 words]
For help craftin" rel="nofollow">ing a good thesis statement, go to the Ashford Writin" rel="nofollow">ing Center.
Present your main" rel="nofollow">in argument for your thesis in" rel="nofollow">in standard form, with each premise and the conclusion on a separate lin" rel="nofollow">ine. Clearly in" rel="nofollow">indicate whether your argument is in" rel="nofollow">intended to be in" rel="nofollow">inductive or deductive. Follow up the presentation of your argument by clarifyin" rel="nofollow">ing the meanin" rel="nofollow">ing of any premises that could use some explanation. [About 150 words]
If your argument is deductive, then it should be valid (in" rel="nofollow">in the strict logical sense of the word); if it is in" rel="nofollow">inductive, then it should be strong. Make sure to avoid committin" rel="nofollow">ing logical fallacies within" rel="nofollow">in your argument (e.g., beggin" rel="nofollow">ing the question). Additionally, the premises should be true, to the best of your knowledge. If one of your premises has a pretty obvious counter-example, then you should either fix the argument so that it does not have this flaw, or later, in" rel="nofollow">in your paper (steps three through five) you should address the apparent counter-example (showin" rel="nofollow">ing that it does not really refute the truth of your premise). Arguments that are not valid, not very strong, commit fallacies, or that have counter-examples that are not adequately addressed will not receive full credit.
Provide supportin" rel="nofollow">ing evidence for the premises of your argument. [Approximately 350 words]
Pay special attention to those premises that could be seen as controversial. Evidence may in" rel="nofollow">include academic research sources, supportin" rel="nofollow">ing arguments (arguments whose conclusions are premises of the main" rel="nofollow">in argument), or other ways of demonstratin" rel="nofollow">ing the truth of those premises. This section should in" rel="nofollow">include at least one scholarly research source.
Explain" rel="nofollow">in a strong objection to your argument. [Approximately 250 words]
Study what people on the other side of this question thin" rel="nofollow">ink about your reasonin" rel="nofollow">ing and present the best possible objection that someone could have to your argument. Do not commit the straw man fallacy here. Reference at least one scholarlyresearch source. See the “Practicin" rel="nofollow">ing Effective Criticism” section of Chapter 9 of the course text for more in" rel="nofollow">information.
Defend your argument again" rel="nofollow">inst the objection. [Approximately 200 words]
Once you have presented the objection, in" rel="nofollow">indicate clearly how you might respond to it. It is acceptable to admit that reasonable people might disagree with you or that there might be an area in" rel="nofollow">in which your argument could be further strengthened, but you should do your best to explain" rel="nofollow">in why your argument is sound or cogent despite the objections.
Provide an appropriate conclusion. [Approximately 75 words]
For guidance about how to develop a conclusion see the Introductions and Conclusion resource from the Ashford Writin" rel="nofollow">ing Center.