Capstone Essay Assignment

June 29th, 2016

Clearly, this argument on Global Climate Change (GCC) is complex and controversial. You will need to view the video multiple times to grasp the structure of the argument. The video link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zORv8wwiadQ

Follow these directions very carefully:
1. Reconstruct the argument using standard reconstruction format (P1, P2, P3, Pn… therefore Conclusion). This part of the assignment is designed to allow you to demonstrate what you’ve learned in Units 1 through 4 of this course.
2. Identify and explain three (3) or more fallacies that are committed within the argument. This part of the assignment is designed to allow you to demonstrate what you’ve learned in Units 5 through 8 of this course.
3. Since this argument appears to use both deductive and inductive patterns of inference, evaluate it using the criteria of validity, soundness, reliability and strength. Is it valid as a whole? Is it sound as a whole? Is it inductively reliable? Overall, is it a strong inductive argument?
4. In your final paragraph, make a substantive suggestion for improving this argument.
The length of your reply should be no longer than two (2)completepages. If you make your reply shorter, there is no penalty. Your grade will be based on the quality of your reconstruction, fallacy identification, and your critique of the argument.
Here’s our old friend Greg Craven, familiar to you from DB Forum 9. Review the video, and then proceed to the assignment that follows

Other Helpful Recommended INFORMATION

View the videos listed below. They present a step-by-step overview to guide you through Greg Craven’s GCC argument.
• Part 1 of 5
YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkS1hnKnhvk

• Part 2 of 5
YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbwBeMKSMJM

• Part 3 of 5
YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8olRUmRXqQ

• Part 4 of 5
YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFpYfJYEXLg

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Part 5 of 5
YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SBXE2ytHHQ

Other Helpful Videos, recommend watching
The videos below present an analysis of the argument from the perspective of propositional logic. Recommended viewing!
GCC Reconstruction Part 1