ANALYZING THE LOGIC AND SOUNDNESS OF ARGUMENT IN ART SANDLER'S ESSAY.
Paper due in Corbett's email box: June 17h
Assignment # 4B
ASSIGNMENT: First of all, clearly sketch the argument of Art
Sandler's paper. Do this in the form of an IF - THEN claim. Once you have clearly and
succinctly analyzed the logic, reflect on the soundness of the argument. If you find it to
be perfectly sound, then figure out at least one objection a reasonable person might make against
the soundness, and defend Sandler from that objection. If you find the argument not fully sound,
then raise an objection to the soundness and give a careful set of reasons for your claim.
PRE-WRITING TASKS:
Reread Sandler's paper.
Read Corbett's paper on Identifying the Logic of the Argument.
Reflect on Sandler's paper in the light of Corbett's analysis of the logic of an argument.
WRITING THE ASSIGNMENT:
Be sure to put your name and the number of the assignment at the top of every paper. See
topic of this page for the number of this assignment. Also, please give the brief "name" of the assignment.
Make sure that it is clear where you analysis begins and ends and where your evaluation
begins and ends. Do not have ANY evaluation in the analysis section.
Give a strong set of reasons for your claim
GRADING CRITERIAL I WILL USE:
Does the paper reflect a careful thinking through of both Corbett's analysis of logic and
Sandler's paper?
Is the student's the separation between analysis and logic clear and precise?
Is the set of reasons in defense of the stand on "soundness" persuasive?
Is the paper clear and in standard English?
THE GRADES THEMSELVES:
A grade of A will mean: Strong and successful analysis and reasonable
and defensible assessment of the soundness.
A grade of B will mean: Clearly separate analysis and criticism, and while mainly
successful, the paper misses the mark on either the analysis or the criticism, but not both.
A grade of C will mean: While mainly clearly and accurately analysized,
and the criticism well defended, nontheless, both analysis and criticism leave something
to be desired, or one of the two sections is especially wanting in some manner.
A grade of D will mean: There are rather substantial difficulties with
both the analysis and criticism, and/or, the two sections are not clearly separate.
A grade of F may mean anyone of three things:
Not turned in at all.
Not turned in on time.
Significant failures to meet the assignment at the level of reasonable university
level expectations of thought, attention to detail, attention to reading or expression. (specifics will be pointed out).
NO ASSIGNMENT MAY BE REWRITTEN FOR HIGHER CREDIT. You are welcome to rewrite them to improve them, and I will happily comment on them. But the original grade will remain as it was on the first and only graded attempt.