PSYC 3290 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Moodle, Fetus, Consequentialism
15 Jun 2016
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Deductive --> patterns --> claims (truth, relevance, support) Non-deductive (inductive) --> patterns --> claims (true, relevant, support) =cogent (argument that is clear, logical and convincing) -> sound, compelling etc. Normative --> cannot be derived from "ought" to "is" If (we allow doctors to determine the gender of the fetus whenever parents request it) [a]. Then (some parents will abort the fetus simply because of its gender) [b] 2 (aborting a fetus simply because of its gender is not a good reason for abortion) [not b] not b (we shouldn"t allow doctors to determine the sex of a fetus whenever parents request it) To kill a mockingbird --> had a lot of racism, but was not supporting it. #5: valid argument but once again not a sound argument--> not enough premises to support conclusion fully. An action that is judged based on outcomes. An action is judged to weather it secures justice.
