Write an extended argument using valid deductive argument patterns and give a complete analysis. Extended arguments are introduced in Unit 1.iii and discussed in more detail in the Logical Writing section after Unit 3. Your main and sub-arguments may be any patterns, or variations of patterns, from Units 2-3 or Logical Writing. At the end of Logical Writing, there is a complete example that you may use as a sample assignment.
Present the argument as a paragraph or two with a complete logical analysis.
• Paragraph includes a couple sentences of extra information to make it a readable, natural sounding
passage (the sort of thing you might write in “real life” for an essay, report, announcement, etc).
• Logical Analysis
o Reconstruction shows the main and sub-arguments in standard form with statement numbers
from the paragraph (and implicit statement if you have one).
o Argument patterns show the logical structure of each statement in each argument. This
includes a separate section listing categories and individual for a Category Logic argument (Unit 2) or simple statements, operators, and conditionals for a Statement Logic argument (Unit 3).
This assignment is about analytic (and creative!) thinking and writing skills, not research. The topic may be anything, and your statements may be true or false or simply made up, with one exception: one statement must be supported (with a footnote) by a news story published since 2021 May 1. This is a hard requirement. Without this, your assignment will not be accepted or marked.
Length: The maximum length of the paragraph(s) (including the optional implicit statement but excluding statement numbers and the logical analysis) is 250 words.