PSY 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fee Tail, Microsoft Powerpoint
2 May 2016
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Look for a statement that is being supported (also called a conclusion) and look for statements offering support or giving support (also called a premise) A tip to finding out if something is an argument or not is by asking yourself is the author trying to get you to believe in something by giving reasons behind it to support it. In arguments, premises and conclusions don"t have a particular order. Premises can be present after a conclusion and vice versa. If something is a matter of faith, it cannot be proven, and religious beliefs are obviously a matter of faith. Notice: there were no indicator words used in this argument and two premises were used in a single sentence. Premises and conclusion can be either true or false. Evaluating the truth-value of premises and conclusions is distinct from evaluating the rational strength of arguments. ** if both premises are true than the conclusion is true.
