Self-study
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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
Rifka’s argument
Premise: If we’re not lost, then we don’t need to stop and ask for directions.
Assumption: We’re not lost.
Conclusion: We don’t need to stop and ask for directions.
Craig’s counter-argument
Premise: We are lost.
Conclusion: We do need to stop (and ask for directions, presumably).
Describe Method of Reasoning
Craig contradicts Rifka’s assumption (that they are not lost) in order to land on a contradictory conclusion (that they do need to stop and ask for directions).
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Descriptively inaccurate. Craig does offer a reason to reject one Rifka’s implicit premises: they are lost! “Contradict the conclusion of Rifka’s argument” is an accurate description of Craig’s argument.
b
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Descriptively accurate. An assumption is an implicit premise. Craig contradicts Rifka’s assumption (that they are not lost) in order to arrive at a contradictory conclusion (that they do need to stop and ask for directions).
c
imply that Rifka's ████████ ██ ███████ ██ █████████ ███ █████ ██ ███ ████████ █████ █████████ ███ ██████████
Descriptively inaccurate. Craig reject’s Rikfa’s implicit premise that they are lost. There is no indication that he accepts Rifka’s explicit premise. It’s unclear if he’s implying anything. Rather, he explicitly contradicts Rifka’s conclusion.
d
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Descriptively inaccurate. Craig does not provide a counterexample. Rather, he contradicts Rifka’s presumption that they are not lost.
e
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Descriptively inaccurate. There is no indication that Craig accepts Rifka’s stated premise. Craig explicitly rejects Rifka’s conclusion.