PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Shredded Wheat, Fetus, Asthma

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Iva Apostolova

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Always try to identify the conclusion first; the conclusion is what makes a set of statements an argument: no conclusion, no argument (conclusion will be at the beginning most of the time in real world examples) Eg: [c] pet psychics can diagnose a dog"s heartburn (cid:883)(cid:882)(cid:882)% of the time. [premise (cid:883)] (cid:498)proof/details about argument(cid:499); [premise (cid:884)] (cid:498)proof/details about argument(cid:499). Eg: [p] if this happened, then it would be clear that this is this. Eg: the sopranos is the greatest series in the history of tv. Reconstruction: [mp1] all the tv critics are raving about it. [mp2] i find it better than this show. [c] the sopranos is the greatest series in the history of tv. Do not overdo it: keep is concise to what"s necessary; may have irrelevant premises. Eg: every woman has the right to abort her fetus if she chooses so. Reconstruction: [c] every woman has the right to abort her fetus if she chooses too.