In Class Writing Assignment 1


1 - Show why Dershowitz's argument is invalid.
"What the dean chooses to do privately is his own business and only becomes the university's concern if it is illegal. As long as it is done in private and doesn't hurt anyone, it is not the school's business."


2 - Do techs have a moral obligation to report such incidents? Using one or more theories discussed on Tuesday, explain why or why not.


Common Critical Thinking Errors:
1 - Errors arising from ambiguity
2 - Circular Arguments
3 - Use of Unwarranted Assumptions
4 - Fallacies involving missing evidence
5 - Incorrectly identified causation
6 - Premises irrelevant to stated conclusion
7 - Appeals to emotion / authority
8 - Diversion from the Main Point
9 - Incorrect Inference
Sample Moral Systems:
Relativism
        Subjective
        Cultural
Utilitarianism
Kantianism
        (duty to each other, treat everyone the same)
Social Contract
        (society of legal codes)