Hrm 531 Week 3 Team Assignment

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The most important short-term goal that I am facing is a move from Amherst, Massachusetts to Reno, Nevada. The move is crucial because it will bring my wife and me near family and a natural support system; something we have lacked by living on the east coast. In the pursuit of this primary goal, there is dependency upon my maintaining gainful employment because my wife is self-employed; therefore, we need to depend on my income for the transition to the new state while she re-establishes her therapy practice. The complication of this move comes from a conversation with my boss concerning the move to Reno because my boss has declared that I will be unable not keep my position as a manager, but I could seek another position within the company. …show more content…
C: Therefore, if I move to Reno, I will need to find another job.
To understand whether the thesis statement is correct, one must evaluate its form, validity, and soundness. Starting with the form, which is a chain argument, the text states that it must have three conditional propositions that consist of two linked premises and a conclusion (Boss, 2012). In the above diagram, the statement “I will need to find another job” is used in premise one and two, which differentiates it as a chain argument because it links the two premises together. Therefore, the argument is in the correct form of a chain argument.
Second, the argument is valid. The validity of a chain argument is confirmed by checking to see if the consequent of the previous premise is the antecedent of the next premise and that the conclusion must be true if the premises are true (Boss, 2012). In reviewing this particular argument, one can see that the consequent of premise one is the antecedent of premise two, “I cannot keep my job as a support manager.” Additionally, the conclusion would necessarily be true if the premises are true; therefore, this is a valid