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PHIL341 Critical Reasoning

Week 3 Assignment

Term Paper Outline

For this assignment, you will develop an outline for your term paper.

Use the sample outline provided to help structure your outline, which will assist you in organizing your final paper. Your final paper will include:

An introduction to the claim you are investigating

Body paragraphs which will analyze the claim

Your conclusions about the claim and its validity

Outline Template

I.             Introduction

a.            What claim are you investigating:___________________________________________

b.            What is the counter argument to this claim?__________________________________

c.             Who is making this claim? _________________________________________________

d.            What other parties are interested in this claim? _______________________________

II.            Information

a.            What types of information has been transmitted about this claim?

i.              Supporting detail 1:_______________________________________________

ii.             Supporting detail 2:_______________________________________________

iii.            Supporting detail 3:_______________________________________________

b.            Does the claim conflict with your personal observations and background information?

III.           Rhetoric and Fallacies

a.            What rhetoric and fallacies are used with respect to this claim?

i.              Supporting detail 1:_______________________________________________

ii.             Supporting detail 2:_______________________________________________

iii.            Supporting detail 3:_______________________________________________

IV.          Research

a.            Are there any scientific findings about this claim?

i.              Supporting detail 1:_______________________________________________

ii.             Supporting detail 2:_______________________________________________

iii.            Supporting detail 3:_______________________________________________

b.            What are the best ways to assess the probabilities of this claim?

i.              Supporting detail 1:_______________________________________________

ii.             Supporting detail 2:_______________________________________________

iii.            Supporting detail 3:_______________________________________________

V.            Conclusion

a.            What are your conclusions about your claim?_________________________________