Moral Reasoning & Contemporary Issues

Question 1

Nonmoral premise affirms that the ____________ does apply to the particular case

Answer 1

General Moral Principle

Question 2

Moral Statement

Answer 2

A statement affirming that an actions is right or worng or that a person is good or bad

Question 3

Straw man

Answer 3

The misreprsenting of someone’s claim/statement so it can more easily refuted

Question 4

Reasons for a claim in a moral essay,convo,argument is to state how it _________ peoples lives

Answer 4

Affects people lives (negatively or positively)

Question 5

Committing a violent act to defend yourself against physical attack is moral permissible

Assaulting someone who is attacking you is a violent act of self defense

Therefore, assaulting someone who is attacking you is morally permissible…. is an example of what?

Answer 5

Moral Argument

Question 6

Wrong, Should, ought, good & immoral are what type of indicator words?

Answer 6

Moral argument indiciators

Question 7

Nonmoral arguments may _______ a state of affairs that touches on ________ concerns, without being moral arguments

Answer 7

Describe a state of affairs, Moral Concerns

Question 8

If a inductive argument is strong & premise is true then its __________ argument

Answer 8

Cogent Argument

Question 9

A moral claim should be stated clear _______ in the convo/essay

Answer 9

Early (usually in the beginning)

Question 10

Moral arguments need a moral premise to ________________ & at least one nonmoral premise ________________

Answer 10

To affirm a moral principle / rule & About a state of affairs (Usually a specific type of action)

Question 11

Point of a moral issue is to reslove it by determing whether the ____________ is true or not

Answer 11

Moral Claim/Statment

Question 12

There must be a thorough assessment of _______to your argument& its conculsion to show _______

Answer 12

Objections, show creditabilty

Question 13

Good moral essay/Conversations have what essential elements?

Answer 13

1. A claim to be proved
2. An Argument for or against claim
3. Consideration of alternative views

Question 14

Many people think capital punishment is wrong

Jena did not lie

You treated him as he treated you

Tania tries to be a good person

Animals are treated cruelly…are examples of what

Answer 14

Nonmoral Arguments/Statements

Question 15

If a deductive argumet is valid & premise is true then its _______ argument

Answer 15

Sound argument

Question 16

Nonmoral premise must be supported by ______ reasons

Answer 16

Good reasons (that are backed up from scienific research, opionion of experts , etc)

Question 17

In an essay the objection is usally _______ an argument is present & for a convo objection can occur ________ the convo

Answer 17

After an argument, throughout

Question 18

To find implicit premise in moral arguments, have to treat it as __________

Answer 18

Deductive Arguments

Question 19

The structure of a moral argument

Answer 19

Contains:

1. Premise - where one premise is moral & other is nonmoral
2. Conculsion- which is a moral statement/argument

Question 20

Have to be aware of the ______ ______ & ________ inserting into a discussion

Answer 20

Straw man & fallacy

Question 21

Moral argument conculsions are always a _______ _________

Answer 21

Moral statment

Question 22

Juan argues that using illicit drugs is morally right, but I think hes wrong… is an example of what?

Answer 22

Moral argument

Question 23

Capital punishment is wrong

Jena should not have lied

You ought to treat him as he treated you… are all examples of what?

Answer 23

Moral Statements

Question 24

Setting forth an argument involves explaining, amplifying each _______ and supporting them with _________

Answer 24

Premise, Evidence

Question 25

For moral argument its critical that _______ premise are clear

Answer 25

Implicit Premise

Question 26

Moral argument must have at least one premise that is ________ & another that is ________

Answer 26

One premise that is moral and another that is nonmoral

Question 27

The reasons the claim is worth discussing is presented _______ in the essay/ convo

Answer 27

Early

Question 28

Need a moral statement / premise because can’t infer a ________ conculsion from a nonmoral premise

Answer 28

Moral conculsion, there would be a logically gap between premise & conculsion

Question 29

Use ____________ to examine moral arguments

Answer 29

Counterexamples

Question 30

When checking a moral premise against counter examples, want to write it in a way that it escapes all ________________

Answer 30

Counterexamples

Question 31

A nonmoral statement is needed because a moral statement is a moral principle about board category of actions, therefore need a nonmoral statement to ______ the _______& ______

Answer 31

Link, the moral premise & conculsion

Question 32

Moral arguments are _________ that move ethical thinking & discourse along

Answer 32

Vechicles

Question 33

Nonmoral Statements

Answer 33

They dont affirm if an action is good or bad but they assert that a state of affairs is actually true or not