Philosophy 1200 Lecture 1: Arguments

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 1200
• Professor: Christopher Viger

Document Summary

Lecture (cid:1005), sept (cid:1005)(cid:1006)/(cid:1005)8: argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts: definition: a connected series of statements in order to establish a definite proposition, an intellectual process, statements/propositions can be true of false, (cid:862)i a(cid:373) a philosophy professor(cid:863), depe(cid:374)ds o(cid:374) who says it. Inferences: propositions organized as reasons for another propositions: an argument is one or more inferences, premises are connected to establish a conclusion, the point of an argument is to make a conclusion acceptable. Inference indicators reveal the structure of an argument and can help identify the conclusion: ex. Since donald trump has been elected the us economy is doing very well, so he just might get elected again. Conclusion: donald trump might just get elected again.