Explain your topic and state the specific question that you are addressing.
Presentation of an Argument
Describe the scholarly source on one side of the issue.
Present what you see as the main argument from that source .
How adequately does the article support the premises of the argument?
How strongly do the premises of the argument support the truth of the conclusion?
What missing premises would be needed to complete the argument ? Are these missing premises justified or merely assumptions?
Describe the scholarly source on the other side of the issue.
Present what you see as the main argument from that source in standard form, with the premises listed above the conclusion.
How adequately does the article support the premises of the argument?
How strongly do the premises of the argument support the truth of the conclusion?
What missing premises would be needed to complete the argument ? Are these missing premises justified or merely assumptions?
