PHIL 1010 Lecture 2: C.T.-notes2
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Categorical statements: say that things of one group either are or are not in the same group: ex: some apples are red, this illustrates that some apples may be in the red color group. Linked arguments contain two parts: main argument and sub argument. The main point or claim that is being made. The sub argument is the argument used to support the premises of the main argument. The sub argument is simply a part of the main argument because it supports it. main argument sub argument. There are 4 parts to an analogical argument: the primary subject (x1s), the analogue (x2s), similarities (f1, f2, f3. ), and the conclusory feature (fc: the primary subject is the thing that we are trying to find out about. We are trying to see if x1 has similarities to the other thing (x2): the analogue is the thing that we already know about. X1s have features f1, f2, f3, . and fc.
