SSH 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Modus Ponens, Kfc, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

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

Document Summary

Common mistakes in argument reconstruction (1) improper writing. Always follow principle of charity do not twist others words, be fair when expressing the speakers opinion (2) missing premises. One, isn"t necessary so how do we include it in. (implicitly: a, b, if b, then c, therefore, c. (from 2 and 3 by modus ponens) Subarguments: if god exists, pointless evil doesn"t exist, people suffer all the time, therefore, pointless evil does exist. (from 2, therefore, god does not exist. (from 1 and 3 by modus ponens) Claim (3) is conclusion of subargument + premise of main argument (2) and (3) are the subargument (1), (3) and (4) are the main argument. God: therefore, god exists. (from 3 and 4) Claim (3) is basically argumentception, an argument within an argument (also known as subargument) (1), (2) and (3) are the subargument (side how #kfc) (3), (4) and (5) are the main argument (maiiiiiin #popeyes)