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This coursework essay will critically evaluate and assess the main argument presented by the journal article . I will upload the article. Fodor, J. A. (1985). Precis of the modularity of mind. Behavioral and brain sciences, 8(01), 1-5. In writing your critical coursework essay, you will aim to address the following questions: 1. What is the main claim of the article? 2. What is the author’s argument for this claim (in cases where there is more than one please select only one)? 3. What evidence, or reasons, does the author give to support his or her argument? 4. What problems, questions, or objections do you have to the evidence, reasons, or argument that the author presents?
*in answering question 4 in particular, this is the critical aspect of your assignment and should take up the majority of your 500 words. You should point out problems with or objections to the author’s developed line of argument or reasoning. Is the reasoning faulty in some manner? For instance, does the author wrongly infer a conclusion from premises that do not actually support it? Is there a problem with the evidence the author cites? Can it be interpreted in other ways that are inconsistent with what the author wants to show? Are there better counter-arguments – that is, lines of reasoning or thinking that support the opposite conclusion from the one the author wants to defend? Is there something wrong with the conclusion the author wants to defend? For instance, does it have highly counterintuitive consequences?
*In answering this last question in particular, it is worth taking note of any assumptions that an author may be making, or potentially problematic interpretations of evidence, or points of view and arguments presented in other articles you have read. These are very often fruitful areas for critical assessment. Many of the assumptions made by authors are not mandatoryless
