Posted: February 4th, 2016

“We are Catholic, therefore we believe (former) house speaker John Boehner ought not to be addressing the graduating class at CUA (Catholic University of America).”

1. The quote below can be analyzed as a ‘value statement,’ the most basic form of a moral argument. First, identify the value claim and the reason within it. Next, construct as many additional reasons (or grounds) to support this value claim as you can think of. (You may adapt the given value statement to your own major, if you wish.)

“Getting your Accounting degree at a recognized business school will land you a job at a top 10 firm.”

2.Choose one or two of the examples below, explain as best you can the nature of a heuristic warrant.

“Edwin C. Moses’s overpasses around New York City are evil (in part) because they prevent the poor gaining access to the beaches.”

OR

“We are Catholic, therefore we believe (former) house speaker John Boehner ought not to be addressing the graduating class at CUA (Catholic University of America).”

OR

“John Boehner’s social politics do not seek to lift up the poorest. Therefore, he ought not to be addressing the graduating class at CUA.”