MODR 1730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Fallacy, Ignoratio Elenchi, Eugenics
28 May 2015
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Reasoning about social issues -modr 1730- november 19th, 2014: (fallacy v): [p2 an argument can prove its conclusion by requiring that one"s opponent prove one"s position. ] P1 i can"t prove that there is life in outer space. [p2 an argument can prove its conclusion by using the absence of evidence (ignorance) for on position as evidence for the contrary position] P1 obviously, i can"t prove that there is life in outer space. [p2 an argument can prove its conclusion by presenting some or all of its claims in such a way that they must be true simply by virtue of the way they are stated. ] [p2 an argument can prove its conclusion by saying the same thing in its premise/s using different words. ] P2 the end [point of culmination] is its purpose. [p3 an argument can prove its conclusion by using the same word/term/expression with different meanings. ]
