Socrates argues against the claim that the life of the unjust is better and happier than the life of the just. II.
RITING ASSIGNMENT 1 I. I: PHIL 110 Spring 2017 the argument is (352d-354b) Socrates argues against the claim that the life of the unjust is better and happier than the
life of the just. II. Present the argument as clearly as possible, by: a. Identifying and stating the conclusion; b. Identifying and stating the essential premises
that try to prove the conclusion; c. Identifying and stating the reasons, if any, given in support of each premise. III. Evaluate the argument you chose, by: a.
Considering whether the argument’s conclusion follows from its premises, by: i. Identifying the argument as valid, invalid, or inductive, and why; ii. If invalid,
trying to restate the argument in a valid form; iii. Identifying unstated or undefended assumptions, if any; b. Considering whether each of its premises is true, by,
for example: i. Raising objections or counter-examples to the premises; ii. Raising objections to the reasons given (if any) in support of the premises; iii.
Supporting the premises with other reasons. Your paper should be written in complete sentences, with appropriate paragraph breaks, a brief introduction and conclusion,
and without any typos and solecisms. Please proofread it! Your paper should be double-spaced with 1-inch margins on all sides and 12-point Times New Roman font. It
should be no longer than three pages. When you present Socrates’ argument, you should do so by numbering its essential premises and setting them off from the rest of
the text with spaces and indentations. For an example, please see the sample paper posted on Blackboard. Please cite Plato’s Republic by reference to the number of the
book and the margin numbers in the text. For example: Plato, The Republic I (335b-335e). No other sources are need. If you do use other sources, however, you must cite
them. Any citation style is permitted.
the second paper i attached is the first premises their conclusion. then fist conc. with a premise that leads to the argument as a conc.