Worksheet 4 Module 4Evaluating a long-form argument DirectionsFor this assignment, first read the assigned online reading from The Philadelphia Inquirer. Please see the following link:
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/gun-violence-philadelphia-mayor-kenney-cabinet-20220107.html?outputType=amp
Then, use the boxes below to do the following:• Identify the argument’s conclusion• Identify its main premises• Evaluate its validity• Evaluate the truth of its premises• Identify the kind of argument (inductive or deductive and why)• Make an overall judgment about whether or not the argument is “sound” and its conclusion should be believed; or if it’s “unsound” and its conclusion can NOT be believed Analyzing the parts of the argument (4 points) What is the main conclusion of the argument? Conclusion: Identify three main premises that the author gives to support/prove that conclusion: Premise 1: Premise 2: Premise 3:
Evaluating the argument: validity (2 point)
Now, evaluate the argument to see if it is “valid.”
Remember what we learned in Module 3. We test for validity like this. Just assume the premises are true. Now, if the premises are true, would they prove the conclusion is true?
(In other words, are the premises relevant to proving the conclusion?)