0The church forbids its member to drink anything containing alchol. Mr. Wright is a member of the church. Therefore, Mr. Wright does not knowingly drink anything containing alcohol. 02br 02br 00Question:02br 02br 00What is the author assuming in the above agrument?02br 02br 00Thank you 0-
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0 What is 01b 00your02b 00 assumption? 0-
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0 What is 01b 00your02b 00 assumption?
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0 No, what is 01b00your02b00 assumption on what the author assumes here? 02br 00 We want to know 01b00first 02b00your assumption on what could be at work here. 02br 02br 00 Otherwise, it looks like homework with no work. Not fair[H]0-
0 Perhaps the assumption is that Mr. Wright is an 01u00obedient02u00 member of the church -- or that the word 'member' was just a typo in the first sentence and should have been member01b00s02b00. 050010id38
0No, you don't know what an assumption means, even after Clive explained it to you05002br 02br 00 The 01font00(false) assumption 00here00 (i.e. a false generalization or conclusion) 02font00is that church member in general (not just him) would not knowingly drink or do other bad things. 02br 02br 00
0Question:02br 02br 00What is the author assuming in the above agrument?02br 02br 01i01font00Here is my two cents:02font02i02br 02br 01i01font00First, Mr. Wright does drink something containing alcohol.02font02i02br 02br
0 Allen,02br 00Good to hear from you. The conclusion is signaled by02br 00the "Therefore." Why does Mr. Wright not drink02br 00alcohol? That question leads us to the evidence, which02br 00is that Mr. Wright is a member of the church, which02br 00forbids alcohol consumption. What must be true for the02br 00conclusion to logic