SSH 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Critical Thinking, Moral Nihilism, Philosophical Skepticism

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

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Statement/claim: an assertion that something is or is not the case, i am taller than you. , it is not raining. , she will win the race. Proposition: the specific thought or idea that the statement expresses, it is snowing and il neige and het sneewt (and many other statements) all express the exact same proposition. Premise: a premise is a statement that is offered in support of a conclusion. Conclusion: a conclusion is a statement that is held to be supported by one or more premises, premise: all universities are great places to learn, premise: ryerson is a university, conclusion: ryerson is a great place to learn. Argument: an argument is a set of statements, one of which (the conclusion) is taken to be supported by the remaining statements (the premises), here"s another way of saying this: An argument is a group of statements in which some (the premises) are intended to support another (the conclusion).