CMST 255 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Inductive Reasoning, The Main Point, Pathos
29 Apr 2016
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The systematic study of standards of good reasoning. Two parts to the major premise- antecedent and the consequent. If you study for the exam, you will pass. If the tea has sugar, it is sweet. More detailed: one or more statements, called premises, offered as a reason to believe that a further statement, called the conclusion, us true that is. Conclusion states no more than what is stated in reasons. Inductive: conclusion goes beyond what is stated in reason. Validity- premises structured such that they force a conclusion. What makes an inductive arguemn strong or weak . Participants in an argument agree on the primary standpoint and individuals are willing to concede if a point of view is proven wrong. How does the description if the brady bunch news model tie ito tis is why will will lose your arguemtn article we read last week. The main point of the argument or the specific conclusion you desire to establish.
