PHIL 347 Week 4 Checkpoint Questions and Answers. Go to the box “Deductive Reasoning” (in the beginning of Chapter 8). Read the last paragraph there. Based on that reading and any other sources you find helpful to your understanding, describe the part that “rules, operating conditions, core beliefs, values, policies, principles, procedures, and terminology” (p. 159) play in deductive arguments. Your Answer: Rules, operating conditions, core beliefs, values, policies, principles, p...

According to Jackson, D. & Newberry, P. (2016): "The third claim is the conclusion and that the first and second claims provide independent support for it" (p.72). It will be very confusing to divide claim one by the third claim. For example, question 1. If this is a dinosaur, then it is extinct.Therefore, it must be a dinosaur inasmuch as it extinct. claim 3: it must be a dinosaur inasumch and claim 1: this is a dinosaur. It will be confusing to say that if this is a dinosaur, therefore,...

Initial Post Instructions The reasoning used in inductive generalization is based on empirical observations and the inferences we draw from such observations. As such, it is closely allied to the scientific method. It is also the method used in polls and surveys; reports of the results of these polls and surveys can heavily influence decision making in health professions and other areas of public opinion. For the initial post, address the follow

Initial Post Instructions Consider some of the skills and knowledge you need to understand truth-functional logic. Forming the truth-functional claims means you have to have a good understanding of how English sentences are formed in order to convey accurate and precise meaning. Translating English sentences into symbolic language requires you to distinguish the parts of complex thought, put those thoughts into logical order, and make inferences from them

Initial Post Instructions Deductive arguments are top-down, working from general principles to specific cases. Inductive reasoning, on the other hand, is bottom-up, working from specific observations and looking for patterns that lead to a general conclusion. Your career path in healthcare and health-related fields will present many problems that will require critical reasoning. Think about potential issues or even issues you have already encountered. Determine what type of critical reason...

Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity:  Textbook: Chapter 3, 4  Minimum of 1 scholarly source Initial Post Instructions Evidence-based practice requires...evidence. The careful collection of evidence is the first job of every medical practitioner, not least the nurse, who has the most extensive and intimate contact with the patient.