Question

0)Employing the principle of charity (select all that apply)

	a.	is a moral obligation
	b.	requires us to argue on behalf of an opponent if we see a better argument that he or she could have made
	c.	requires us to, as much as possible, assume that an opponent’s arguments are reasonable
	d.	is important because it makes arguments easier to win
	e.	is important because it leads to more productive rational discussion

1)Identify which (if any) missing premise or premises should be added to the following argument (select all that apply):

P. Rahim doesn’t like horror movies.

C. Rahim won’t like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

	a.	MP. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a horror movie.
	b.	MP. Rahim shouldn’t watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
	c.	MP. Rahim hated The Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project, and Psycho.
	d.	MP. Rahim only likes action movies.
	e.	None of these premises should be added.

2)“Everything in the universe has a God-given purpose.” The previous sentence is (select one)

		an analytic statement
		a synthetic statement
		a contradictory statement
		not a statement

3)Joe has a dog” is a necessary condition for (select one)

		“Joe has an animal”
		“Joe has an assistance animal”
		“Joe has a golden retriever”
		"Joe likes dogs”

Answer 1

1.According to the principle of charity Rhetoric is Important . We cannot neglect the arguments of the other person by assuming that they are weak .Rhetoric is not disregarded under the principle of charity . Also the principle of charity focuses on telling us to interpret the arguments in a rational way .

According to the above explanation Option C is correct

Option A is incorrect as it is not a moral obligation

Option B is incorrect as it is irrelevant to the principle

Option D and E are incorrect as they also do not go with the above explanation .