PHL201H1 Lecture 5: Lecture 5-6
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If f is continuous or f is continuous except at infinitely many points, then f is integrable. Goal: to avoid distinctive patterns of bad argument that humans are prone to. The fallacy of equivocation is when where is a shift in the meaning of a term when it appears in different premises of an argument. A pattern of inference that looks similar to modus ponens and modus tollens. To beg the question does not mean to raise the question. The name of fallacy whereby the premises already presuppose the desired conclusion. If something is true, then it is true) Issue: premises need to support the conclusion but is identical to the conclusion, so useless. Ex: murder is wrong, because it is a despicable, immoral act . But being wrong = being an immoral act. It is hard to see invalid arguments that beg the question. Descartes: we cannot have knowledge on the basis of the senses (or even reasons)
