3 Reconstruct but dont evaluate the arguments at the end of

3. Reconstruct (but don’t evaluate) the arguments at the end of Supplemental Reading: Introduction to Arguments in the Week One folder. Put the arguments into standard form, adding premises where necessary. The arguments are repeated here for convenience:

A. We have an obligation to do whatever our employer tells us to do. This is clear because employees are the property of employers. Also, property is controlled by its owner and people have to do something if they are controlled to do it.

B. We discover our moral obligations by looking at the animal kingdom. Whatever the animal kingdom does is natural. So, we have a moral obligation to do what is natural. Chemotherapy is not natural. Therefore, we have a moral obligation to avoid chemotherapy.

C. If Keynes is right then governments should spend more in a recession. But obviously, governments should not spend more in a recession; they should spend less. So, Keynes is wrong.

D. Shamu is a whale; so Shamu is a mammal. Since mammals bear live young, Shamu bears live young.

E. Alberto Gonzales said that the U.S. cannot wait for another terrorist attack. If we can’t wait for something then we eagerly anticipate it. So if Gonzales was right then the U.S. eagerly anticipates a terrorist attack.

F. Karen would like nothing more than for her son to come home for Christmas. Karen’s son did nothing for her for Christmas. Consequently, Karen liked what she got from her son more than she would have liked his coming home.

Solution

A. This is clear because emplyees are the property of employer and property is controlled by owners & people have to do if they are controlled to do it as we have an obligation to do whatever our employer tells us to do.

B. We have a moral obligation to do natural chemotheraphy is naot natural so need to avaoid that. We discoved moral obligation by looking at the animal kingdom as animal kingdom does all natural.

C.Keyes is wrong because in recession government need tospend less but they are spending more.

D.Shamu bears live young

E.Alberto G is right we cant wait for terrorist attack we can antiicipate.

F.Karen like what she gor from her son than she would liked him coming to home.