MODR 1711 Lecture : Monday Oct 3.docx

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Fallacy: is not a acceptable form of argumentation. Fallacies of ambiguity (something is ambiguous when it means more than one thing) Fallacies of ambiguity take the advantage of the fact that language can be ambiguous. Fallacy of amphiboly ( hard one) conclusion to be drawn. What: meaning of a word that has different meanings in different points throughout the what: when there is a grammatical mistake or unclarity that allows for more than one. Or not eating is better than eating our food. What: when meaning of an argument changes depending on which word or phrase is background: both assume that what is true of part is true of the whole and vice-versa, which is. We should not speak ill of our friends. (could mean. Fallacy of division/composition not true. (the quality of characteristics the parts has does not mean that all of the parts have those properties and characteristics. ) the crux of problem is that part/whole relationship:

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1. Two couples in which both partners have albinism each have three children. All three of the first coupleâs children have albinism, while all of the second coupleâs children have normal pigmentation. How can you explain these findings given that the development of pigmentation is a multi-step biochemical pathway?

2. All of the genome is replicated during the DNA synthesis phase of the cell cycle, but only part of the genome is transcribed each time transcription is initiated. How is it determined which base pairs of thegenome are transcribed into RNA?

3. To encode all 20 amino acids using a genetic code that is unambiguous, what would be the minimum codon size if there were ________ different bases (rather than four)?

a) two

b) five

c) Suppose that only the first two nucleotides of a three nucleotide codon are base-specific, and position three is dependent on whether it is occupied by a purine or pyrimidine, how many triplets of different meaning would there be?

4. A segment of a polypeptide chain is Arg-Gly-Ser-Phe-Val-Asp-Arg. If it is encoded by the followingsegment of DNA, which DNA strand acts as the template for transcription? Appropriately label the ends ofeach DNA strand with 5â and 3â.
- G G C T A G C T G C T T C C T T G G G G A â- C C G A T C G A C G A A G G A A C C C C T -

For example, consider the following argument:
"Measles can't be cured by antibiotics, since Measles is caused by a virus, and antibiotics can't cure a viral infection."

We can see that the argument contains the word "since," which is a premise indicator. We know that what follows "since" will be the premises. We also know, through the process of elimination, that what precedes the word "since" is the conclusion. So my standardized argument will look like this:

1) Measles is caused by a virus. 2) Antibiotics can't cure a viral infection. therefore, 3) Measles can't be cured by antibiotics.

Now we can see the relationship of support between the premises and conclusion. We are asked to accept the conclusion, "Measles can't be cured by antibiotics," based on the two supporting premises. Notice that all of the premises and the conclusion are statements, that is, complete sentences that are either true or false. Also, notice that the premise indicator "since" has been omitted. We always omit premises and conclusion indicators when putting arguments into standard form and make sure that the components of our argument are statements, that is, complete sentences that are either true or false.

For credit on this assignment, do the following:

1) Put the following arguments into standard form:

a) "All dogs are carnivores, consequently, Max is a carnivore, for the reason that Max is a dog."

b) "Rebecca does not pray at the mosque, for she is not a Muslim and only Muslims pray at the mosque."

c) "To every existing thing God wills some good. Hence, since to love any thing is nothing else than to will good to that thing, it is manifest that God loves everything that exists."

2) Create your own argument:

a) Construct an argument of your own using two different premise indicators and one conclusion indicator with the following conclusion: "Now, more than ever, everyone needs to take a class in logic."

b) Then put the argument into standard form.

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