PHIL 1200H Lecture 8: Lecture Tuesday, October 4th, argument diagrams

• School: Trent University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1200H
• Professor: Stoyles Byron

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Argument components (premises and conclusions) & noise. Argument structure (relations and direction of inferences) and supplementary information. Argument structure is how the premises and conclusion is related. A pictorial structure of a particular argument. A tool in the assessment of an argument. Separates argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:272)o(cid:373)po(cid:374)e(cid:374)ts (cid:894)pre(cid:373)ises, (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)lusio(cid:374)s(cid:895) fro(cid:373) (cid:858)(cid:374)oise. (cid:859) Draw out an argument diagram when writing your own arguments in a paper (cid:894)do(cid:374)(cid:859)t use short for(cid:373) (cid:373)ethod fro(cid:373) the text) Noise! (cid:858)(cid:374)oise(cid:859) is (cid:374)ot i(cid:374)tegral to a(cid:374) argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:859)s stru(cid:272)ture. Noise can be necessary for understanding an argument in context. Can help you identify the arguer, audience, and opponent. Changes in wording without changes in meaning. Label conclusions: c or (if extended) c(cid:1005), c(cid:1006) . Ideas that express the sa(cid:373)e propositio(cid:374) (cid:894)(cid:858)it is rai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g(cid:859) a(cid:374)d (cid:858)il pleut(cid:859) are (cid:271)oth true if the other is true, and both false if the other is false) gonna be on the test. Reconstruction include both the legend and the diagram.