Read the article The Fallacy of the “Hijacked Brain”https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/the-hijacked-brain/1) offers an overview and analysis of the issue2) summarizes objectively the various positions represented in the assigned articles in the text3) presents conclusions on the issue, based on critical reasoning4) highlights at least one guiding moral principle, one key fact, and one reason supporting the suggested conclusions.âGuiding Questionsâ1) For this issue, what do you identify as the main point of contention and controversy? In other words, whatâs at stake morally? What is the main assertion made in the article you are summarizing? What is the authorâs main point, and what reasons support it?2) In the article(s) assigned to you, what are the significant opinions expressed?4) In the article(s) assigned to you to summarize, what are two facts that are presented in support of the position being advanced?5) In the articles assigned to you, identify the central premises and evaluate how valid and compelling the arguments are that are associated with them.6) Can you identify any of the following fallacies as discernible in your articles??Distorted Information?Ad Hominem Argument?Faulty Analogy?Questionable Authority ?Begging the Question?Equivocation?Hand Waving?Hasty Generalization?Appeal to Ignorance?Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc?Red Herring?Slippery Slope?Straw Man7) What moral principles, facts, reasons, and opinions are most important in this view?8) What moral principle, key fact, or significant reason do you think is most important?
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