Assignment Part I:
1. What are the two main requirements of argument reconstruction?
2. In what respects do the principles of charity and faithfulness differ?
3. Why are charity and faithfulness important in argument analysis?
4. What should the logical thinker do in a case where charity and faithfulness come apart?
5. What is a missing premise?
6. What is an extended argument?
7. In reconstructing an argument, what should one do if there is a missing premise?
8. In reconstructing an argument, charity requires which of the following: to make that argument as strong as possible, to try to capture the author's intentions, or to suspend judgment?
Assignment Part II:
1. What is a conclusive reason? Contrast it with a non-conclusive reason.
2. Define 'deductive argument.'
3. Define 'inductive argument.'
4. Could a deductive argument with true premises have a false conclusion? Explain.
5. Could an inductive argument with true premises have a false conclusion? Explain.
Assignment part III:
1. What is a normative argument?
2. When a normative argument has a missing premise, what sort of premise is likely to be left out?
3. What is a normative general premise?
4. How do prudential arguments differ from moral arguments?
5. What is an aesthetic argument?
6. What's the difference between a normative judgment of obligation and a normative judgment of value?