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Phil 347 Midterm 1 Solutions 202 (A+)State the Argument from slander/defamation - ANS-P1: pornography slanders women
P2: If pornography slanders women then it is immoral
C: Pornography is morally wrong
What does Longino mean by pornography? - ANS-Material that represents and
endorses degrading sexual behaviour
What does Longing mean by slander? - ANS-Lies that harm reputation
What justification does she offer for the claim that pornography slanders all women? -
ANS-Pornography mentions specific lies about not only the women itself but
womanhood, and that thats how they should be treated
What are three lies that longino claims that pornography tells about women? - ANS-1)
Subordinate
2) Pleasing men not themselves
3) Fit subjects for rape and bondage
What does the word immoral mean in this context? - ANS-Behaviour that harms people
physically or psycologially
What analogy seems to make premise 2 true? - ANS-If there were a scenario where
there is a person telling other people that women are fit subjects for rape or bondage or
was going around taking about such things we would see them as immoral
Is the conclusion valid? - ANS-Yes this conclusion is valid
What is a valid argument? - ANS-Argument is valid when the premises guarantee the
conclusion. If the premises are true then the conclusion must be true
Strongest possible objection to the slander and defamation argument?Which premise
does this aim to refute? Is this convincing or unconvincing why? - ANS-The fact that
pornography spreads lies about women that harms their reputation justifies porn being
morally wrong then there are many things in the media that justify it making it wrong.
This is convincing because it means that we'd have to get rid of a lot of types of media
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