PHIL 1000 Lecture Notes - Begging The Question, Deductive Reasoning
29 May 2014
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An argument is a series of statements, one of which (the conclusion) is supposed to follow from (be proven by) the others (the premises). Statement - a sentence that can be true or false. arguments in standard form. Draw a line. write the premises above the line. write the conclusion below the line. number the premises and conclusion: (1) . is a man. (2) all men are mortal. __________________ (3) is mortal. premises conclusion good arguments is a sound argument that is not question-begging. sound argument is a valid argument with all true premises. valid argument. Validity is a way of characterizing how the conclusion is supposed to follow from the premises of a deductive argument. An argument is valid if and only if: If all the premises were true, the conclusion would have to be true. It is impossible for all the premises to be true and the conclusion false.
