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Criticize or defend the argument of " Abortion frequently causes intense psychological pain and stress" following three step process. step One: Premises Look at the factual premises, i.e., evidence, assumptions, definitions, etc. Are its premises true or at least plausible? Summarize the premises and explain your determinations. Also, does the argument offer a complete picture, or is it omitting crucial evidence? If you agree or disagree with the moral values, hold that thought until step three, since contesting them requires criticism rather than simply noting a truth, falsehood, or sufficient evidence. Step Two: Reasoning Consider how well the premises serve as evidence for the conclusion, which is a separate issue from whether they are true (completed in step one). If the premises were true, would they provide good evidence for the given conclusion? If so, then that's good reasoning; otherwise, not so good. Explain your determinations. Be on the lookout for the following logical fallacies: begging the question (assuming the conclusion is true), beside the point (offering evidence that justifies a different conclusion than given), and suppressed evidence (omitting factual evidence that should alter the conclusion). Step Three: Defense or Criticism The evaluation completed in steps one and two should prepare your for a defense or criticism. If you're defending the argument, then you are claiming at least three things. First, that the premises are true or plausible and sufficient for the given conclusion. Also, you are claiming that any rational person who knows those premises must therefore accept the truth of the conclusion regardless of personal opinions. Finally, you are asserting that the values are reasonable--and this is where the debate begins--because values can only be assumed, evaluated for their consequences, but not proven true or false. So,if you're defending, summarize your reasons, as well as anticipate and respond to obvious criticisms. Otherwise, if you're critiquing the argument, discuss how its premises are false or insufficient, how the reasoning is flawed regardless of the evidence, and/or why adopting a given moral value or principle is a problematic choice as a candidate for the ideals of human conduct.