Please watch the following video and then: After you complete 7.0, do the same for 7.1, reflecting
Please watch the following video and then:
Create a moral argument
A list of premises inferring a conclusion. The premises will be made up of statements about the case and a Basic Moral Principle (a moral judgment of a kind of act or omission). The conclusion takes your statements and Basic Moral Principle, and infers a Singular Moral Judgment.
I set it so you can’t see other people’s responses until you provide your own. I want to see original, creative, critical thinking in this discussion.
Defend your Basic Moral Principle (on what basis does it reflect a moral truth?).
Respond to your classmates (between DF7 and DF7.1, you need to post two responses to classmates)
Trolley Problem #1
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While this discussion doesn’t appear to be graded, it is part of the next discussion, which is graded. This means: completion of this discussion is required as part of your grade for DF7.
After you complete 7.0, do the same for 7.1, reflecting on the video below:
Create an argument with a list of premises and a conclusion. In your premises should be a Basic Moral Principle. Your conclusion should be a Singular Moral Judgment.
I set it so you can’t see other people’s responses until you provide your own. I want to see original, creative, critical thinking in this discussion.
Defend your Basic Moral Principle.
Write one paragraph justifying why you have different Basic Moral Principles between DF 7 and DF 7.1, or defending why you have the same Basic Moral Principle between the two.
Respond to your classmates (between DF7 and DF7.1, you need to post two responses to classmates)
Trolley Problem 2
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Grade Rubric (note: 8 discussions account for 15% of your total grade)
Prompt requirement
Points
1. Response to DF 7, #s 1, 2
3
2. Response to DF 7.1, #s 1, 2, 3
3
4. Response to one classmate
2
5. Response to second classmate






