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ARGUMENT/S Give the argument for the proposition to be proved. Explain the general force of the argument. Explain what the premises mean. EVALUATION OF THE ARGUMENT/S Explain those terms that are used in a technical sense, or which are ambiguous; resolve the ambiguity. Explain how the conclusion follows from the premises. Give the rules that justify the inferences that are not apparent from the initial statement of the argument. DEMONSTRATION OF THE ARGUMENT/S Give the evidence for the premises. Explain the premises; and explain the meaning of those terms that might be understood and which bear upon the truth of your premises. Adduce the intuitions of the audience; supply examples and subsidiary arguments that lend support to the truth of your premises. OBJECTIONS Raise objections that have actually been raised against your position. Raise the objection that historically significant philosophers have already raised to that problem. Raise objections that no one else has raised and which, when answered, further explicate and shore up your thesis. Answer the objections.

INTRODUCTION State the proposition to be proved. Specify what general topic will be discussed. Report what previous philosophers have thought about this topic. Report who has held the same or a similar view, Report who has held the opposite or a different view. Explain why this thesis or topic is interesting or important. State what you will assume in your essay without argument. All text in the main body of the extended abstract should be 12 pt Times New Roman font, single-spaced and justified. Main headings are placed in the centre of the column, in capital letters using 12 pt Times New Roman Bold font. Subheadings are placed on the left margin of the column and are typed in 10 pt Times New Roman Bold font. Full stops should be followed by two spaces.

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CONCLUSIONS State the upshot of what you have proven. Indicate further results that one might try to get REFERENCE LIST Turabian parenthetical/reference list style.

De La Salle University Department of Philosophy - Senior Research Extended Abstract