Excellent Online Friendships

For this assignment, you must summarize the overall thesis, as well as a particular argument (note below) from the reading “Excellent Online Friendships: An Aristotelian Defence of Social Media” by Alexis Elder. You must also provide your own original argument for, or against, Elder’s conclusion.The assignment is worth 15 marks.5 marks are alotted for accurately stating Elder’s thesis, in your own words, as to the possibility of forming real friendships through social media.5 marks are allotted for describing, in your own words, the argument(s) that he gives to support this conclusion in the section: Poverty of Communication Objection. You must clearly describe how the argument in this section is connected to Elder’s thesis.5 marks are allotted for an original argument of your own, for or against Elder’s thesis.

NOTE 1: Many students new to writing philosophy papers mistake an example for an argument. An example supports an argument that has already been made, whereas an original argument gives a new reason for the same conclusion.i.e. If an author writes: “You shouldn’t eat junk food because it is not healthy.” and you add “My cousin ate junk food and he is unhealthy”, this is not a new argument, it is an example of what the author is describing. Whereas, if you say “If you eat junk food your teeth will fall out and you will lose your beautiful smile.” Now, you have a new reason/argument for the same conclusion ‘Don’t eat junk food’.

NOTE 2: Elder considers the views of other philosophers in the paper and goes on to show how these views are incorrect or insufficient. Be careful not to confuse the presentation of these views with the author’s own view in this paper.500 word maximum: 1 mark deducted for each 10 words over (509 words = no penalty, 510 words = -1 mark)Write discursively (not point form) but do not write an introduction. Do not use quotations, but do use citations. Everything must be written in your own words but cite the page numbers from the reading to support your summary, i.e. (Elder, 2014).There are no specific marks alotted for spelling and grammar but marks will be deducted when this interferes with clarity. using APA style formatting

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