Moral Reasoning & Contemporary Issues Flashcards
Nonmoral premise affirms that the ____________ does apply to the particular case
General Moral Principle
Moral Statement
A statement affirming that an actions is right or worng or that a person is good or bad
Straw man
The misreprsenting of someone’s claim/statement so it can more easily refuted
Reasons for a claim in a moral essay,convo,argument is to state how it _________ peoples lives
Affects people lives (negatively or positively)
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?
Moral Argument
Wrong, Should, ought, good & immoral are what type of indicator words?
Moral argument indiciators
Nonmoral arguments may _______ a state of affairs that touches on ________ concerns, without being moral arguments
Describe a state of affairs, Moral Concerns
If a inductive argument is strong & premise is true then its __________ argument
Cogent Argument
A moral claim should be stated clear _______ in the convo/essay
Early (usually in the beginning)
Moral arguments need a moral premise to ________________ & at least one nonmoral premise ________________
To affirm a moral principle / rule & About a state of affairs (Usually a specific type of action)
Point of a moral issue is to reslove it by determing whether the ____________ is true or not
Moral Claim/Statment
There must be a thorough assessment of _______to your argument& its conculsion to show _______
Objections, show creditabilty
Good moral essay/Conversations have what essential elements?
- A claim to be proved
- An Argument for or against claim
- Consideration of alternative views
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
Nonmoral Arguments/Statements
If a deductive argumet is valid & premise is true then its _______ argument
Sound argument
Nonmoral premise must be supported by ______ reasons
Good reasons (that are backed up from scienific research, opionion of experts , etc)
In an essay the objection is usally _______ an argument is present & for a convo objection can occur ________ the convo
After an argument, throughout
To find implicit premise in moral arguments, have to treat it as __________
Deductive Arguments
The structure of a moral argument
Contains:
- Premise - where one premise is moral & other is nonmoral
- Conculsion- which is a moral statement/argument
Have to be aware of the ______ ______ & ________ inserting into a discussion
Straw man & fallacy
Moral argument conculsions are always a _______ _________
Moral statment
Juan argues that using illicit drugs is morally right, but I think hes wrong… is an example of what?
Moral argument
Capital punishment is wrong
Jena should not have lied
You ought to treat him as he treated you… are all examples of what?
Moral Statements
Setting forth an argument involves explaining, amplifying each _______ and supporting them with _________
Premise, Evidence
For moral argument its critical that _______ premise are clear
Implicit Premise
Moral argument must have at least one premise that is ________ & another that is ________
One premise that is moral and another that is nonmoral
The reasons the claim is worth discussing is presented _______ in the essay/ convo
Early
Need a moral statement / premise because can’t infer a ________ conculsion from a nonmoral premise
Moral conculsion, there would be a logically gap between premise & conculsion
Use ____________ to examine moral arguments
Counterexamples
When checking a moral premise against counter examples, want to write it in a way that it escapes all ________________
Counterexamples
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 _______& ______
Link, the moral premise & conculsion
Moral arguments are _________ that move ethical thinking & discourse along
Vechicles
Nonmoral Statements
They dont affirm if an action is good or bad but they assert that a state of affairs is actually true or not
