There is nothing immoral about abortion when it contributes to a woman’s well-being.
There is nothing immoral about abortion when it contributes to a woman’s well-being. [1] Since consciousness is a function of brain structure For each argument all you
There is nothing immoral about abortion when it contributes to a woman’s well-being.
For each argument all you need is an argument diagram and for each sub-argument a discussion of loopholes.
Argument 2 instructions (1 ½ page)
The SECOND argument to critically assess is in the text. It is exercise #9 on page 107 at the end of Chapter Five. It is a complex argument.
Warning: Do not attempt to do this assessment until you have read ch 5 and watched the video on complex arguments.
Make sure you diagram the argument (using the technique for making diagrams of arguments introduced in Chapter Five), and describe a loophole for each subargument (if they are none, classify the subargument as valid).
Argument 3 instructions (1 ½ page)
The THIRD argument to critically assess is in the text. It is Exercise #10, page 107, at the end of Chapter Five.
Here it is with numbered sentences (the numbers follow the sentence or sentence part) and with premise and conclusion indicator words in red:
There is nothing immoral about abortion when it contributes to a woman’s well-being. [1] Since consciousness is a function of brain structure
[2], and since the brain structure of a fetus is akin to that of a non-human animal
[3], it follows that a fetus’ consciousness is similar to that of a non-human animal
[4]. And since the value of an organism’s life depends upon the nature of its consciousness
[5], the value of a fetus’ life is therefore similar to the value of the life of a non-human animal
[6]. Now the well-being of a fully conscious woman is surely more valuable than the life of a non-human animal
[7], as is amply demonstrated by the fact that we do not hesitate to kill non-human animals if doing so contributes to our well-being.