Pick a short passage in some of the reading this week, and consider either a possible objection to it or a further argument for it. Of course, you will need to say something about the passage in order to set up the objection or supporting argument, but the focus this time is not on the content of a passage but instead on what might be said for or against a claim it makes.

The objection or argument could be your own, but it need not be. It should be something that you are bring to the passage, but this might be based on something elsewhere in your reading. Thus, while I’d encourage you to consider an objection or supporting argument you can imagine—whether or not you agree with it—and I suspect this is the easiest way of approaching the assignment, the only requirement is that you match the passage with an objection or argument that does not already appear as part of it.

Like last time, I’ll give you feedback on these, but I won’t grade them: you will get full credit simply for making a serious effort. And, again, I’ll be happy to accept your assignment on paper, but I encourage you to submit it electronically via e-mail. A short assignment like this could itself be the content of an e-mail message, but I’m also happy to get e-mail attachments.