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Assignment - Complete the worksheet based on attached reading.

Reading Article - Friedrich Nietzsche.

Analyzing the Logic of an Article: Use the following template to help you analyze the course readings.

1) The main purpose of the article is. (State as accurately as possible the author's purpose for writing the article)

2) The key question that the author is addressing is. (Figure out the key question in the mind of the author when s/he wrote the article)

3) The most important information in this article is. (Figure out the facts/experiences/data the author is using to support her/his conclusions)

4) The main inferences/conclusions in this article are. (Identify the key conclusions the author comes to and presents in the article)

5) The key concept(s) we need to understand in this article are. By these concepts, the author means. (Figure out the most important ideas, you would have to understand in order to understand the author's reasoning)

6) The main assumption(s) underlying the author's thinking is (are). (Figure out what the author is taking for granted - what might be questioned?)

7a) If we take this line of reasoning seriously, the implications are. (What consequences are likely to follow if people take the author's line of reasoning seriously?)

7b) If we fail to take this line of reasoning seriously, the implications are. (What consequences are likely to follow if people ignore the author's reasoning?)

8) The main point(s) of view presented in this article is (are). (What is the author looking at, and how is s/he seeing it?)