Philosophy 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Enthymeme, Clarity
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Enthymemes: an argument that leaves one or more premises or the conclusion unstated. *usually part of t diagrams b/c they are needed to work together w/ stated premises. Conditionals: take on the form if then . (not actually arguments, not committed to the truth of the condition) Need to find the mp and mc. If you are not prepared to do some work, you should expect a poor grade. Mp: you are not prepared to do any work. Mc (missing conclusion): you should expect a poor grade. Rephrasing: involves the rephrasing of questions/commands to act as arguments. Rephrasing an argument we might introduce concepts that are not intended by the author. We change the wording which may activate different concepts, not a bad thing. Rephrasing: you are failing your course, so you should ask for help. Main argument: the sub argument whose conclusion is the main conclusion. Fallacy : a known mistake in reasoning, error of reasoning.