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About this Assignment

Symbolic logic and Venn diagrams are tools that can be used to remove the content of an argument and examine whether or not the argument itself makes sense. Using these tools, you will examine an argument using symbolic logic and Venn diagrams and/or truth tables in your paper. 
Your paper should be 1500 words minimum.

Prompt

Debates about policy, philosophy, theology, and ethics abound in social media between family, friends, and strangers, and these arguments can get very heated. For this assignment, summarize the arguments found in the following article:

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The Virtues of Patriotism, the Vices of Nationalism

Look to include the following elements in your analysis:

· Deconstruct the arguments into symbolic statements

· Use Venn diagrams and/or truth tables to examine the soundness of the arguments

· Discuss the results of your examination and the limitations of your analysis

· Demonstrate how the same arguments would work with a different subject

Related Lessons

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Symbolic Logic: Definition & Examples

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Using Venn Diagrams to Show Conjunctions & Disjunctions

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Propositions, Truth Values and Truth Tables

Formatting & Sources

Please write your paper in APA format. You may refer to the course material for supporting evidence, but you must also use at least 3 sources and cite them using APA format. Please include a mix of both primary and secondary sources, with at least one source from a scholarly peer-reviewed journal. If you use any Study.com lessons as sources, please also cite them in APA (including the lesson title and instructor’s name).

· Primary sources are first-hand accounts such as interviews, advertisements, speeches, company documents, statements, and press releases published by the company in question.

· Secondary sources come from peer-reviewed scholarly journals, such as Computing Edge. You may use sources like JSTOR, Google Scholar, and IEEE.org to find articles from these journals. Secondary sources may also come from reputable websites with .gov, .edu, or .org in the domain. (Wikipedia is not a reputable source, though the sources listed in Wikipedia articles may be acceptable.)

If you’re unsure about how to use APA format to cite your sources, please see the following lessons:

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What is APA Format? Style & Definition

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How To Format APA Citations

About this Assignment

Logical fallacies are frequently used in arguments and have an intuitive appeal that makes them effective for politicians to use. Using your understanding of fallacies, you will listen to and take notes of a political speech and discuss how fallacies were used in the speech. 
Your paper should be 1500 words minimum.

Prompt

Politicians use logical fallacies to persuade listeners during their speeches. For this assignment, watch a public speech by a politician (any politician will do) and take notes about any logical fallacies that they use during their speech. Write a paper that identifies five fallacies in their argument. Your paper should address the following:

· Quote and correctly identify the type of fallacy used

· Discuss why the argument is a fallacy and how it seeks to persuade listeners.

· Reframe the fallacies using different terms to show why the argument does not make sense.

· Discuss how and if the argument could be restated to avoid the fallacy. Once rephrased, is the argument still sound?

Formatting & Sources

Please write your paper in APA format. You may refer to the course material for supporting evidence, but you must also use at least 3 sources and cite them using APA format. Please include a mix of both primary and secondary sources, with at least one source from a scholarly peer-reviewed journal. If you use any Study.com lessons as sources, please also cite them in APA (including the lesson title and instructor’s name).

· Primary sources are first-hand accounts such as interviews, advertisements, speeches, company documents, statements, and press releases published by the company in question.

· Secondary sources come from peer-reviewed scholarly journals, such as Computing Edge. You may use sources like JSTOR, Google Scholar, and IEEE.org to find articles from these journals. Secondary sources may also come from reputable websites with .gov, .edu, or .org in the domain. (Wikipedia is not a reputable source, though the sources listed in Wikipedia articles may be acceptable.)

If you’re unsure about how to use APA format to cite your sources, please see the following lessons:

·

What is APA Format? Style & Definition

·

How To Format APA Citations