PHIL 347 Week 3 Checkpoint Quiz (100% Correct). According to the text, how do the views of stronger, more developed critical thinkers toward authority differ from those in earlier stages of cognitive development? (pg. 116 - 117) Our text explains that folks in the earlier stages of cognitive development view authority as someone who is powerful and capable of controlling others' behavior, or as someone trustworthy, who can offer good advice (Facione & Gittens, 2016). For example, parents an...

Phil 347 Week 4 Checkpoint Quiz (Dual Version) Based on what you have read in the text, the lecture, and any other sources you find helpful to your understanding of deductive arguments, explain the structure of a deductive argument in your own words. Your Answer: A deductive argument typically has two premises and a conclusion based on those premises. In order for the conclusion to be true, the premises must be true as well. Therefore, if the premises are true, the conclusion will ...

Phil 347 Week 3 Checkpoint Quiz (100% Correct) According to the text, how do the views of stronger, more developed critical thinkers toward authority differ from those in earlier stages of cognitive development? Your Answer: The stronger more developed thinkers are considered to have more experience and are more trusted when it comes to authority, this shows more maturity. Whereas an individual that is in their early stages of cognitive development. Strong critical thinkers cultivate ...

PHIL 347 Week 2 Checkpoint Quiz (100% Correct) Briefly state how the text defines “claim.” Your Answer: The book defines the word "claim" as the statement that the maker of the argument is seeking to justify or show to be true. The argument's claim is also known as the argument's conclusion. Reread the section in the text entitled “Two Confusions to Avoid” in Chapter 5. From what you read there, construct a definition of the term “argument” that...

Phil 347 Week 4 Checkpoint Quiz (Dual Version) Based on what you have read in the text, the lecture, and any other sources you find helpful to your understanding of deductive arguments, explain the structure of a deductive argument in your own words. Your Answer: A deductive argument typically has two premises and a conclusion based on those premises. In order for the conclusion to be true, the premises must be true as well. Therefore, if the premises are true, the conclusion will ...

Phil 347 Week 3 Checkpoint Quiz (100% Correct) According to the text, how do the views of stronger, more developed critical thinkers toward authority differ from those in earlier stages of cognitive development? Your Answer: The stronger more developed thinkers are considered to have more experience and are more trusted when it comes to authority, this shows more maturity. Whereas an individual that is in their early stages of cognitive development. Strong critical thinkers cultivate ...

PHIL 347 Week 2 Checkpoint Quiz (100% Correct) Briefly state how the text defines “claim.” Your Answer: The book defines the word "claim" as the statement that the maker of the argument is seeking to justify or show to be true. The argument's claim is also known as the argument's conclusion. Reread the section in the text entitled “Two Confusions to Avoid” in Chapter 5. From what you read there, construct a definition of the term “argument” that...

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