SSH 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nexter Systems, Hypothetical Syllogism, High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 105
• Professor: Klaas Kraay

Document Summary

Recall: an argument is a set of statements, one of which (the conclusion) is taken to be supported by the remaining statements (the premises). Premises and conclusions may be true, or they may be false. Evaluating the truth-value of premises and conclusions is distinct from evaluating the rational strength of arguments. Consider: ryerson university is in guelph, on, the rac is located within ryerson u, the rac is located in guelph, on. (from 1,2) Individually numbered premises and conclusion the (cid:449)o(cid:396)d (cid:862)the(cid:396)efo(cid:396)e(cid:863) o(cid:396) the e(cid:395)ui(cid:448)ale(cid:374)t s(cid:455)(cid:373)(cid:271)ol (cid:894). Only one premise or conclusion per line. Brackets after conclusions indicating which premises are taken to support them. Allows us to make assumptions explicit (more on this later) In short: it provides a clear reconstruction of the argument and this is essential to properly evaluate the argument. A deductive argument intends to provide logically conclusive support for the conclusion.