MODR 1730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Elgin Marbles, Durex, Condom
18 Oct 2016
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Topics: distinguishing arguments from non-arguments, standardizing, diagramming. If someone wants us to do/believe something but doesn"t provide reasons, it is not an argument. Sometimes people give us reasons for something but reasons why we should / do believe it. Adam stole the money because he was hungry no reason why he did it or why you should believe this. Reason: adam stole the money because he was hungry. We know this because he went to 7/11 and bought a sandwich. Premiss is preceded by a p and the line number and conclusions is preceded by a c and the line number. So all greeks are mortal : p. all humans are mortal, p. 2 all greeks are human, c3 all humans are mortal (1,2 linked) **spot a gap when the premiss and the conclusion aren"t necessarily linked: if the global climate is getting warmer, then winters on the canadian prairie should be less severe.
