Return to your Module 2 lecture and discuss how you responded to the Explanations Exercise Examples by way of the lecture. Tell us how you answered each and your reasoning in doing so. The exercise is attached, and also in Files. Respond to the five items and number them. Respond to two classmates.

Return to your Module 2 lecture and discuss how you responded to the Explanations Exercise Examples by way of the lecture. Tell us how you answered each and your reasoning in doing so. The exercise is attached, and also in Files. Respond to the five items and number them. Respond to two classmates.

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Explanations: Exercise

I. An argument establishes that something is the case. It uses evidence or reasons to prove a conclusion. An argument is a group of statements in which some of the statements are intended to support another statement.

II. An explanation gives an account of why something is the case

III. The difference between an argument and an explanation is one of interest, purpose, and intent.

Directions: In the following examples, determine whether the passage is an argument or an explanation, then, if it is an explanation, determine which is the “explanandum” and which is the “explanans.”

1. “The mixture exploded because it became too hot.”

2. “Arthur is disturbed because of the events that happened during his childhood.”

3. “It should be considered armed robbery since he carried a gun.”

4. “It has been five years since he carried a gun.”

5. “Democracy is the best form of government because it involves majority rule and gives everyone a voice in decisions.

”Citation: I.M. Copi, An Introduction to Logic, 10th ed.