Discussion Board

Discussion Board

Find an editorial opinion from a credible local or national newspaper. Identify the topic of the editorial, the media source, date, and author.
Note: Be sure that the source you choose is an editorial opinion, not a news story. See this example
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Use standard argument form to present your own argument as you paraphrase
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the conclusion or main claim and the premises. Be sure to address the following information in your analysis:
What is the main claim or final conclusion of the editorial? What are the supporting premises for the main claim? What premises are missing?
What type of argument is this? Deductive? Inductive?
Is the argument made in the editorial valid? Sound?
What critiques of the premises or conclusions do you have?
After analyzing the structure of the argument, consider whether you see common ground with your own perspectives and where you see room to make counterclaims. For a good example of how you might approach this, see pp. 39-48 of Van Cleave (2016).

Chapter 2 (pp. 122-133 only), Chapter 3 (pp. 146-153 only), and all of Chapter 4 in Introduction to logic and critical thinking.
Lau, J., & Chan, J. (2017). Argument analysis: Tutorials 1-13. Retrieved from https://philosophy.hku.hk/think/arg/index.php

This week’s discussion question is an exercise in logical analysis. When we engage in logical analysis, we want to first put aside whether or not we agree with the argument. Instead, we want to analyze the structure of an argument. By doing this, we can determine the type of reasoning and whether or not the argument is sound. Please complete the following:

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The editorial opinion that I identified is titled Should College be Free? The editorial opinion was published on the New York Times on December 3rd2019 by Spencer Bokat-Lindell. College fees have been the cause of huge debates not only among policymakers but also among

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