PHIL 1180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: False Premise
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Claim is a statement that"s true or false; questions and opinions are not claims. Disagreeing to claim could include a disagreeing statement as well as the person adding additional claim. Critical thinkers will notice and ask for clarification about whole/part of claim. Challenging: ask for reason or evidence that would convince objective person. Critical thinkers will challenge dubious claims as well as their own. Argument: consists of one or more statements (premise) which are claimed (inferential claim) to be objectively good reason to believe statement (conclusion. ) Two types of indicators: premise indicator and conclusion indicators. Conclusion indicators: point to conclusion statement following indicator; conclusion is sometimes in the middle of the sentence. Premise indicators are before premise; more than one premise will include. Attending a community college and then transferring to a university is not a good idea for most students. The reason is that academic standards at the community college are much lower.
