IDENTIFYING PREMISES, CONCLUSIONS, AND ARGUMENTS On this worksheet, please do the following. For each exercise, you are given a passage. Read the passage Identify its conclusion in the given box for the conclusion. Identify its premise or premises in the given box for premises. If the passage is not an argument, simply say so. EXERCISE 1 (1.25 points) "Hegel's philosophy helps us understand society better. Therefore, it is worthwhile to study it." Conclusion: Premise: Premise: Premise: (There may not be three premises; just put as many premises as there are.) EXERCISE 2 (1.5 points): "My favorite class at Peirce College is critical thinking. It's not as easy as I thought." Conclusion: Premise: Premise: Premise: (There may not be three premises; just put as many premises as there are.) EXERCISE 3 (1.25 points): "No one should smoke. No one who really cares about their body would ever do that." Conclusion: Premise: Premise: Premise: (There may not be three premises; just put as many premises as there are.) EXERCISE 4 (1.25 points): "Nike: just do it." Conclusion: Premise: Premise: Premise: (There may not be three premises; just put as many premises as there are.) EXERCISE 5 (1.25 points): "Many pets given as gifts during the holiday season get lost in the celebratory shuffle. Consequently, you shouldn't give someone a poodle for Christmas, Hanukah or Kwanzaa." Conclusion: Premise: Premise: Premise: (There may not be three premises; just put as many premises as there are.) EXERCISE 6 (1.25 points): "Usually, authorities just want us to do what's best for them, like we're puppets, not help us see what's really true and really right. They want to exercise their power, first and foremost. But critical thinking is all about thinking for ourselves, and finding the truth for ourselves. And so, learning critical thinking is crucial for us not to treated like puppets by authorities." Conclusion: Premise: Premise: Premise: (There may not be three premises; just put as many premises as there are.) EXERCISE 7 (1.25 points): When the price of gas starts going up, gas producers usually start increasing their supply. Therefore, we can expect that gas producers will probably start increasing their supply. That's because the price of gas has been going up. Conclusion: Premise: Premise: Premise: (There may not be three premises; just put as many premises as there are.) EXERCISE 8 (1.25 points): "Vote for me! I can make all your problems go away and I can help you be happier and healthier." Conclusion: Premise: Premise: Premise: (There may not be three premises; just put as many premises as there are.) EXERCISE 9 (1.25 points): "Prisons play a crucial role in keeping dangerous, and often violent criminals away from law-abiding citizens. What's more, there are some examples of prisoners being reformed through educational programs in prisons. We need prisons so much, then, that they can't be gotten rid of." Conclusion: Premise: Premise: Premise: (There may not be three premises; just put as many premises as there are.) EXERCISE 10 (1.25 points): "Prisons don't actually reform people. Actually, they tend to make people more violent and more likely to commit crimes. And what's more, prisons are used by many corporations to make enormous profits, rather than to improve society. So maybe we should just abolish prisons." Conclusion: Premise: Premise: Premise: (There may not be three premises; just put as many premises as there are.) EXERCISE 11 (1.25 points): "Dance like nobody's watching. That's because your life will be better if you do." Conclusion: Premise: Premise: Premise: (There may not be three premises; just put as many premises as there are.) EXERCISE 12 (1.25 points): "This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated persons and with the young and with the mothers of families, read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life, re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul[.]" Conclusion: Premise: Premise: Premise: (There may not be three premises; just put as many premises as there are.)