Representative Wright has provided you with all of the information he received from the advocacy

Representative Wright has provided you with all of the information he received from the advocacy

Representative Wright has provided you with all of the information he received from the advocacy or interest groups that he entertained the previous week. This information in available in his email in the Supporting Materials section. In your position paper (750–1,250 words), you will evaluate the arguments of each group, specifically examining their conclusions, premises, assumptions, and evidence. Using your analysis, representative Wright will be able to determine how to take the soundest position on the controversial topic. In your paper, include the following components:

A discussion of the common conceptions and misconceptions about the topic

What is the topic? What are the common conceptions and misconceptions about this topic?

What is the context of the topic?

Why is the topic a significant issue?

What was your own opinion as a consultant prior to conducting research?

An identification and description the components of the argument

What is the main point or conclusion about the topic?

What are the main arguments and subarguments about the topic?

What are the premises (reasons for thinking the conclusion is true)? Are there any missing premises?

What are the assumptions and biases?

A recognition and evaluation of the deductive and inductive arguments

If the argument is deductive (providing premises that guarantee their conclusions):

Is the argument valid? (Are the premises and the conclusions true?)

What types of formal and/or informal logical fallacies are used?

Is the argument sound?

If the argument is inductive (aiming to provide premises that make the conclusion more probable):

Is the argument strong (more probable conclusion in light of premises) or weak (less probable conclusion in light of the premises)?

What type of argument is used (analogical or causal?)

Is the argument defeasible? (Can more information defeat the verdict that the conclusion is well-supported by the premises?)

• • • • What types of statistical fallacies are used?
• Resources:
• https://truthout.org/articles/former-mobil-vp-warns-of-fracking-and-climate-change/
• https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-fracking-md-20160628-story.html
• “The Ethics of Fracking.” Films On Demand, Films Media Group, 2014, fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=105049&xtid=137749. Accessed 14 Mar. 2021.