PHI 1101 Lecture 2: #2

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Devin Shaw

Document Summary

Our goal is to present arguments in what is known as standard form and provide a diagram for the argument. It is slightly arbitrary or artificial, but a helpful way of getting clearer on the content and structure of an argument. Probably, the best piece of advice is to see if we can first detect what the conclusion is. Identify any inference indicators (since, because, therefor, so, thus, etc. ) Identify if the argument is simple or complex. If it is a simple argument, identify what the conclusion is. If it is a complex argument, determine what the final conclusion is, along with the intermediate conclusion or intermediate conclusions. Ignore or get rid of elements that do not belong to the argument. Marriage is an institution that should be discarded. I was married for six months myself, you know. You shouldn"t listen to dear abby and those other moralists.