PHIL 1620 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: False Dilemma, Hasty Generalization, Begging

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1620
• Professor: Hansen

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Inductive argument: the premises provide support for, but do not entail the conclusion. The standard for inductive arguments are that they"re strong (conditional) or cogent: ex for strong) *if ______ then probably ______, ex for cogent)= strong + premises are true. Deductive arguments must be valid (conditional) or sound: ex for valid) *if____ then must________, ex for sound) valid and premises are true. Strong inductive argument: if premises are true the conclusion is believable. Cogent inductive argument: strong inductive argument with credible premises. Premises give support to the conclusion, so they must be sufficient and credible: there is more strength in the premise than the concluding statement. Prima facie: on the face of it preliminary judgment made with knowledge that it is tentative and open to revision in light of subsequent information or other considerations. So, a c is better than an a. Death is the end of life. (c) (b)