We discussed how Miller casts Proctor as a hero. He ultimately refuses to give over his signed "confession" not to save his own name, but for the sake of not tarnishing the reputations of other innocents. Although he claims to be doing so for the sake of his name, he has already shown that he is willing to sacrifice his reputation when he confessed to his affair with Abigail. Thus, the act of following his conscience is his salvation. We considered the fourth FACE principle: Conscience is the most sacred of all property. Perhaps Miller is suggesting the only true way to fight a witch-hunt: through following conscience in our relations with others. We also critiqued Miller's argument, for he is working from an incomplete worldview that does not accept the reality of God.
We reviewed expectations for the "Witch-hunting for Dummies" assignment.
We had presentations on the following logical fallacies:
- Loaded Question
- No True Scotsman
- Texas Sharpshooter
- Black or White
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