LPS 29 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lanyard

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Logic and Philosophy of Science
• Course: LPS 29
• Professor: Margaret Gilbert

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Lps 29 - lecture 1 argument structure part one. Argument: a sequence of statement of which one is intended as a conclusion, and the other the premises: premises: what proves the conclusion. Conclusions can go both at the beginning of an argument, or the end: many people are swimming (conclusion). The weather is hot today (premises): we thought you had a ride already (premises). Standard form: list premises, mark conclusion with a therefore sign, symbolized as: . Ex: he is excited to go to school given that his girlfriend will also be there. Exceptions depend on how the trigger word is used: it has been a long time since i"ve seen my friend. Since is used as passed/passing time, so it is not an argument: i went to the bike shop because my tire popped. Because is used as an explanation, so it is not an argument.