PHLB05H3 Lecture : relevance and good grounds

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21 Apr 2011
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In some ways, easiest criterion to meet, because it simply must give a reason for the conclusion. All good grounds are relevant but not all relevant premises constitute good grounds. A premise is relevant is it, along with other premises, could provide good grounds for the conclusion. An irrelevant premise, could never combine with other premises to provide good grounds for the conclusion. Refers to a small subset of informal evidence. Misrepresenting the argument that we are trying to refute. If one doesn"t try to interpret another"s argument in the strongest way, one is likely to misunderstand it - failure of the principle of charity. Positive ad hominem can work but negative ones don"t. Most people believing something should be done, doesn"t make it the case. Opinions change over time and differ from place to place. Appeal to tradition: appeal to popularity among previous generations. Appeal to progress: appeal to popylarity among our own generation contrary to previous generations www. notesolution. com.

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