PHILOS 2 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Modus Ponens, Hypothetical Syllogism, Deductive Reasoning
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A series of statements where the last statement supposedly follows from or is supported by the initial statements. (2) explain the difference between an inductive and a deductive argument. Deductive validity provides that if the premises were true, the conclusion would have to be true. Soundness provides that the premises are in fact true, and therefore the conclusion must be true as well. A proposition is the meaning or content of a declarative sentence or thought. There are two types of propositions, analytic and synthetic. If a statement/proposition entails another statement/proposition, then the second statement/proposition can be validly deductible from the rst statement/proposition. (6) give two examples of valid argument forms and two examples of invalid argument forms. Two examples of valid argument forms include modus ponens and hypothetical syllogism. Modus ponens states 1) if p, then q 2) p c) therefore, q.
