Philosophy 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Whey
6 Aug 2020
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To help see the structure of inferences in an argument we can also represent the argument in a diagram. Premises are written above the statements they support with an arrow connecting them. The arrow goes from the premise to what it supports. A simple argument is one in which a single premise supports a conclusion. She must have walked home because p[her bike has a flat tire. ] P her bike has a flat tire. C she must have walked home. P1 cigarette smoke smells bad. P2 cigarettes are bad for your health. C you shouldn"t smoke cigarettes. No cases of negative side effects have been reported in any medical journals. It seems obvious that there are no such side effects. P1 if using whey powder had negative side effects on athletes we would have seen them by now. P2 no cases of negative side effects to athletes have been reported in any medical journals.
