Philosophy: introduction to logic Claim: Treat others only as you consent to being treated in the same situation.

INTERPRETATION

a) What is the form of the claim?

b)Does anything need to be clarified?

c) What kind of claim is this claim?

d) If you can, identify some necessary conditions of the claim that are false or debatable.

EVALUATION

e) Use your understanding of its nature to construct ss many realistic counterexamples as possible.

f) Estimate the combined probability of those counterexamples. Justify your estimation.

g) Use that estimation to calculate the inverse probability of the claim.

WHAT IS THE BEST OPPOSING VIEW TO YOUR EVALUATION of the claim?

h) How could a reasonable author of the claim respond to your criticism ? use your counter examples to charitably reconstruct the claim in a way that blocks all your counterexamples.

Choose the description that best matches each word. write the correct letter in the blank. 1. ostinato a. large, extended composition for chorus and orchestra 2. atonality b. full orchestra 3. musicology c. festive, march-like opening to a play or “semi-opera” 4. concerto d. small group of solo instruments 5. minimalism e. music contrasting a full orchestra and solo instruments 6. art song f. music played under the action to influence the mood 7. strophic form g. a vocal song focusing on artistic expression 8. incidental h. each stanza of a poem is set to the same music 9. oratorio i. repeated musical pattern that provides unity to a piece 10. dissonance j. steady beat; simple harmonies; short, repetitive melody 11. concertino k. harsh, unstable sounding of pitches; harmonic tension 12. tutti l. all 12 tones of chromatic scale, no tonal center 13. entrada m. the historical and scientific study of music

What happens when two galaxies approach each other? a. they form a black hole. b. they merge because of the strong gravitational pull they exert on each other. c. they shred each other into smaller galaxies. d. they form a supernova. e. they repel each other away because of their strong gravitational pull.

Select the sentence that shows jennifer’s readiness to become a parent. jennifer is a successful entrepreneur. she enjoys weekends with her partner. lately, they have been thinking of having a baby. she visits her mother once a month and her with her chores. she also donates money annually to an orphanage. she also donates money annually to an orphanage