Assignment Directions:
1. Read all of Mark Slouka's War of the Worlds "Ch6 - The Case for Essentialism" (PDF in Canvas)
2. Answer all the following questions.
Questions (-1pt for each question not answered or not answered correctly):
I. Summary:
a. summarize the reading as thoroughly as possible.
i. Please feel free to quote the author if you would like to do so.
b. In your summary, be sure to answer these questions:
i. What was the author's conclusion or main point?
ii. What were the author's reasons for believing the conclusion or main point? Explain for each.
II. Response:
a. What did you think of the author's viewpoint?
i. Was there anything particularly striking or interesting to you? Explain.
b. Did you agree or disagree? Explain why as thoroughly as possible.
i. Make sure your response is precisely relevant to the author's argument and main point and be sure to NOT commit any logical fallacies.