MODR 1760 Lecture Notes - Modus Ponens, Modus Tollens, Genetic Fallacy
5 Jun 2013
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Egocentrism inability to see things at others" points of view. I want you to support me and tell me that i"m right. Stereotyping although there is a cognitive compensity to do this. Fear / psychological defensiveness fear of questioning the beliefs. I can"t prove it but i accept it. Demagoguery take facts and spin them to your advantage not in a way that accurately reflects the truth. Or to spin them reversely to oppose your opponent. To raise emotions, prejudice, and ignorance in poorer and less-educated. In order to have an argument we need two related claims. A claim is a statement that can be true or false. Ought imperative something you ought to do. Making a claim about what you should or should not do: you should not smoke! 1- keep off the grass = a command: commands are things that we ought to do. 2- abraham lincoln was the first president of the united states.
