PLS2601 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2024 - DUE September 2024 ; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations.
PLS2601 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2024 - DUE September 2024 ; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations.
PLS2601 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 2 2024 - DUE September 2024 ; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations.
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,PLS2601 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester
2 2024 - DUE September 2024 ; 100% TRUSTED Complete,
trusted solutions and explanations.
1. Understanding Critical Reasoning: Answer True or False: 1.1
The outcome of this module is to enable students to identify,
construct and evaluate arguments. (2) 1.2 Critical Reasoning
promotes dogmatic reasoning. (2) 1.3 The term ‘Critical
Reasoning’ can be used interchangeably with the terms ‘critical
thinking’ and ‘clear thinking.’ (2) 1.4 Critical reasoning can also
be understood as ‘informal logic’. (2) 1.5 Critical Reasoning
does not enable thinkers to think critically and reflectively. (2) 2.
Different kinds of writings and definitions: 2.1 Identify the type
of writing in each of the paragraphs or statements. 2.1.1 Some
people believe that even if you can get away with awful crimes
on this earth and are not punished by the law or your fellow
men, such acts are forbidden by God, who will punish you after
death. So even when it seems to be in your interest to do such a
thing it really isn't. Some people have even believed that if there
is no God to back up moral requirements with the threat of
punishment and the promise of reward, morality is an illusion
(Thomas Nagel – What does it all mean? p. 62). (2)
Understanding Critical Reasoning
True or False
1.1 True - The outcome of studying Critical Reasoning is
indeed to enable students to identify, construct, and evaluate
arguments.
, 1.2 False - Critical Reasoning promotes rational and reasoned
thinking, not dogmatic reasoning. It encourages evaluating
arguments and evidence rather than accepting beliefs without
questioning.
1.3 True - The terms ‘Critical Reasoning,’ ‘critical thinking,’
and ‘clear thinking’ are often used interchangeably, as they all
involve evaluating and analyzing arguments and information.
1.4 True - Critical Reasoning can be understood as a form of
‘informal logic’ since it involves reasoning about everyday
arguments rather than formal logic systems.
1.5 False - Critical Reasoning enables thinkers to think critically
and reflectively, aiming to improve reasoning and judgment.
Different Kinds of Writings and Definitions
2.1 Identify the Type of Writing
2.1.1 Philosophical Argumentation - The paragraph discusses
beliefs about morality and divine punishment, presenting an
argument about the nature of morality and the role of divine
authority. It is reflective of philosophical reasoning, examining
moral concepts and beliefs.
2.1.2 Arrange each of the arguments below in the standard way
and say whether they are valid. Try to keep track of how you
decide whether each one is valid. (2) 2.2 What kind of
definitions are expressed in the statements below. 2.2.1
‘Aereomobile’ means a vehicle that is normally driven on the
ground but that has the capability of flying through the air to
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