S&E 3 Grading Rubric in Instruction FormatFinding and Standardizing Arguments:1. Correctly identify the passage as an argument/non-argument. If the passage is not an argument, identify it as an assertion, question, instruction, description, or explanation.2. Correctly identify the conclusion(s).3. Correctly identify the premises.4. Put the premises and conclusions into grammatically correct declarative sentences.5. Rewrite the premises and conclusions to make them clearer without changing the meaning of the passage.6. Rewrite the premises and conclusions to remove pronouns.7. Correctly format the standardization. Put ( ) around stated premises and conclusions and [ ] around unstated premises and conclusions. Put “Therefore,” on its own line before any conclusions.8. Put any propositional arguments in their correct standard forms.The Proper Form Test:9. Classify every argument (including subarguments) as deductive or inductive. For inductive arguments, specify theparticular type (analogical, statistical, or causal), and identify its parts (primary subject, conclusory feature, etc.)10. State whether the premises are relevant to the conclusion.11. For any deductive arguments, identify the name of the form(s) (Affirming the Antecedent, Denying a Disjunct, etc.) and evaluate them by stating whether they are valid or invalid.12. For any inductive arguments, evaluate their form according to the criteria appropriate for the particular argument type, stating whether they are strong or weak (i.e., whether the premises make their conclusion likely). 13. If there are any formal fallacies or fallacies of relevance, make sure to indicate them.14. Finish this section with a general comment as to whether the argument, on balance, passes or fails the Proper Form Test.The True Premises Test:15. Indicate whether there are any empirical premises. If yes, identify and evaluate their plausibility and/or verifiability. If an empirical premise is testimonial, evaluate its plausibility and the reliability of the testifier.16. Indicate whether there are any definitional premises. If yes, identify and state whether the definition is controversial or uncontroversial.17. Indicate whether there are any premises that are statements by experts. If yes, evaluate with a discussion of Credentials, Lack of bias, Expert consensus, Area of expertise, and Reliability (C.L.E.A.R.).18. Finish this section with a general comment as to whether the argument, on balance, passes or fails the True Premises Test.Global Comments:19. End your evaluation with some global comments about how good the argument(s) were as a whole (e.g., was it sound?; valid but unsound?; strong but not cogent?; etc.).PHIL 1010Brian Wilson (with some edits and additions by A. Blake Nespica)Adapted from a rubric by Dr. George
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