What reasoning would you use to try to convince

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Case: Tanya and Cinque have been arrested for robbing the Hibernia Savings Bank and placed in separate isolation cells. Each of them cares more about their personal freedom than about the welfare of their accomplice. A clever prosecutor makes the following offer to each. "You may choose to confess or remain silent. If you confess and your accomplice remains silent, I will drop all charges against you and use your testimony to ensure that your accomplice does serious time (20 years). Likewise, if your accomplice confesses while you remain silent, she (or he) will go free while you do the time (20 years). If you both confess I get two convictions, but I'll see to it that you both get early parole (5 years). If you both remain silent, I'll have to settle for token sentences on firearms possession charges (1 year). If you wish to confess, you must leave a note with the jailer before my return tomorrow morning.

You are Tanya - what do you do?

Steps:

Explain what you chose to do - and your reasons for this decision.
Consider an alternate decision.
Using the following prompts, analyse both decisions. Record your analysis in your Philosopher's Notebook. What reasoning would you use to try to convince your classmates to agree with your viewpoint?
- How did you validate your reasoning?
- What premises were put forth?
- What claims were made?
- Were arguments deductive or inductive?
- How can you remain reasonable in your attempts at persuasion?
- How challenging would it be to convince a classmate to agree with initial responses
- Review your response to the classic thought experiment, the Prisoner's Dilemma. In a short paragraph, answer the following:
- 1) Did you commit any logical fallacies in your arguments?
- 2) If so, which one(s)? If no, how did you avoid them?
- 3) What advice, if any, might you give to other students/thinkers to avoid logical fallacies?

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