ARGUMENTS AND DEDUCTIVE REASONING

PLATO'S ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE
Watch this short video that explains Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Synopsis: Imagine a cave with a small tunnel of light leading out and hundreds of human beings tied up so that they can't move--they just stare straight ahead all day long (creepy, we know). But they do get a little entertainment: there's a rockin' shadow-puppet show projected on the wall in front of them with a fire burning in the back for light. Since this show is all these poor people can see, they think it's the best, most awesome reality ever. They chat about it, gossip, call people names…you know, the usual. So that's how life goes down in the cave until one day, one of the prisoners manages to break free and begins to figure out what's going on. It takes a while for his eyes to adjust, but gradually, he sees that there is a much brighter speck of light at the end of another tunnel. So out he goes…and wow, you can imagine how amazing and beautiful the real world looks to him compared to that two-dimensional, dark cave he's spent all his life in.Feeling sorry for all his fellow prisoners, the freed prisoner goes back down and explains to everyone that they're all trapped in this massive cave, and everything they think is real is an illusion. Guess what? They think he's nuts. He keeps trying to convince them, and he's finally able to persuade a few…but the rest choose to remain where they are.(Thanks http://www.shmoop.com/the-republic/cave-allegory.html!)
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POINT OF INQUIRY-SELLING SCIENCE TO THE PUBLIC
Listen to this podcast about "…framing science in the public mind and how scientists may be failing at effectively communicating the importance of the implications of science for society…"You can use examples of deductive reasoning given in the podcast to help you come up with your 3 examples of deductive reasoning.Find instructions on how to access podcasts for your phone in the Course Materials section.