Put the following argument in standard form. Then, identify…
Put the following argument in standard form. Then, identify the logical form of the argument as you’ve represented it (it can be accurately represented as one of the forms studied in this unit) . The first thing that must occur to anyone studying moral subjectivism [the view that the rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the beliefs of an individual or group] seriously is that the view allows the possibility that an action can be both right and not right, or wrong and not wrong, etc. This possibility exists because, as we have seen, the subjectivist claims that the moral character of an action is determined by individual subjective states; and these states can vary from person to person, even when directed toward the same action on the same occasion. Hence one and the same action can evidently be determined to have—simultaneously—radically different moral characters. … [If] subjectivism … does generate such contradictory conclusions, the position is certainly untenable.
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If the following contains an argument, put it in standard form and identify any premise/conclusion indicators (you can only get full credit if the argument is formatted properly in “standard form”): Who can deny that all individuals have an interest in controlling what happens to their own bodies? Thus, all people should have an enforceable right to refuse sexual intimacy, just as we have a right to refuse medical treatment, and a right not to be beaten (Patrica Smith)
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If the following contains an argument, put it in standard form and identify any premise/conclusion indicators (you can only get full credit if the argument is formatted properly in “standard form”): There are several reasons why you should consider installing a solarium. First, you can still get a tax credit. Second, you can reduce your heating bill. Third, if you build right, you can actually cool your house with it in the summer.
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If the following contains an argument, put it in standard form and identify any premise/conclusion indicators (you can only get full credit if the argument is formatted properly in “standard form”): Since there’s no difference between a man who goes on a blind date with a woman, buys her dinner and then has sex with her and a man who simply pays a woman for sex, there is nothing wrong with prostitution.
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