Each response should be at least 150 words.

1. State at least one interesting and what you consider intellectually challenging argument given about ethics and abortion from the course materials. Try to state the argument in logically valid form so that it’s clear and obvious what the conclusion of the argument is, what the premises are, and how they lead to the conclusion. Explain whether you think this is argument is sound or not and why.
2. State at least one interesting and what you consider intellectually challenging argument ethics and animals–specifically the ethics of raising and killing animals to eat them, at least in societies where non-animal-based foods are readily available–from the course materials. Try to state the argument in logically valid form so that it’s clear and obvious what the conclusion of the argument is, what the premises are, and how they lead to the conclusion. Explain whether you think this is argument is sound or not and why.

Below is another students’ discussion posts and respond in Prompt #1 write a least 60 words on whether and why you agree or disagree with what they said.

Prompt #1:Abortion is okay because Women should have the right to choose what they want to do with their bodies. If they want to have an abortion then that is their personal decision. I think that it is a sound argument. If they have the moral right then the premise is true that abortion is ok. The premises are that Abortion is okay and the reason is because woman should have the right to choose what happens to their bodies let’s say they are raped or in a really bad relationship and were not allowed to do such a thing then they are stuck with an unwanted attachment. They have the moral right to make this decision and because of this they are not wrong morally which means that it is ok for them to decide to have an abortion. I believe that these arguments are sound and this is why abortion a choice that a women should be allowed to make.

UNIT 5 QUIZ

1.    “Question-begging” arguments are arguments where the premise(s) assume the conclusion: they are a type of circular reasoning. What is an example of a question-begging argument about abortion? Why is it question-begging?

2.    State an interesting argument, from the course materials, for the conclusion that abortion is usually wrong. Attempt to state the argument as a logically valid argument. Explain whether and why it is sound or not, that is, whether each premise is true or false and why.

3.    State an interesting argument, from the course materials, for the conclusion that abortion is usually not wrong. Attempt to state the argument as a logically valid argument. Explain whether and why it is sound or not, that is, whether each premise is true or false and why.

4.    State an interesting argument, from the course materials, for the conclusion that it is wrong to raise and kill animals for food when there are non-animal-based foods available. Attempt to state the argument as a logically valid argument. Explain whether and why it is sound or not, that is, whether each premise is true or false and why.

5.    State an interesting argument, from the course materials, for the conclusion that it is not wrong to raise and kill animals for food when there are non-animal-based foods available, or an objection to the arguments given for vegetarianism or veganism. Attempt to state the argument as a logically valid argument. Explain whether and why it is sound or not, that is, whether each premise is true or false and why.