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TEMPLATE FOR MIDTERM PAPER In Crito, Socrates argues that one should always follow the laws of one's community. The argument which best summarizes his position is: P1: P2: C: You should never break the law [or something like this] The argument is valid: there is no possible scenario in which the premises are true and the conclusion is false at the same time. [Here, evaluate the truth of each premise] My position is... [summarize your own views in a few sentences] The best argument for this position is…… P3: P4: C: [Your Position] The argument is valid, and so a defense only requires a defense of each premise.' Premise 3 is true for the following reason: P5: P6: C: [Restatement of P3] [Explain here why you think this syllogism is sound and valid] Premise 4 is true for the following reason: P7: ¹ In this template, I provide two syllogisms following the main syllogism that shows your position. However, each premise in your main syllogism MUST have a justifying syllogism. If your main syllogism has three premises, then you need three syllogisms following your main argument. Failure to provide a syllogism to justify each of your premises will result in significant loss of points. TEMPLATE FOR MIDTERM PAPER P8: C: [Restatement of P4] [Explain here why you think this syllogism is sound and valid] In this paper, I considered Socrates' argument for thinking that it is never acceptable to break the law, but I rejected it because/and I accepted it because... I have argued that...because... In conclusion...