PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dear Abby

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Mark Brown

Document Summary

If a complex: determine the final conclusion w/intermediate conclusions. Showing the structures of arguments: simple arguments: standard form. Putting arguments in standard form: more clearer and efficient. Shows us precisely which claims are the premises and what inference has been drawn. Arrange claims in a diagram with numbers. Displays connections among claims in complex argument. Two possibilities of argument structure: independent & dependent. Independent premises: each lend support - conclusion (on their own) 3: dependent premises: worked together to support - conclusion. Beth has had to tell someone that a loved one has died since she is a medical doctor, and every medical doctor has had to tell someone that a loved one has died. Standard form: beth [she] is a medical doctor, every medical doctor has had to tell someone that a loved one has died, beth has had to tell someone that a loved one has died.