DeVry PHIL347 Week 1 Homework Assignment Latest 2017 November

Precis 1

To complete this assignment, follow the instructions below.

• Review the description of a precis in this section after exercise 2.16 in the textbook. You can also see examples throughout chapter 2. Then, consider statements 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, or 10 in Exercise 2.18 (found in chapter 2).
• Choose two statements and present an analysis in a proper paragraph. Be sure to identify the essential elements including
  • the source of the statements;
  • any claims;
  • whether those claims present an argument; and, if so,
  • which of those claims are the premises and which is the conclusion.
• Feel free to add any additional information you feel is pertinent to analyzing each statement.

Please submit your assignment as a double-spaced Microsoft Word document. Please use the naming protocol Precis1_Lastname. For example, if your name is Jane Smith, the document would be saved as Precis1_Smith.