PHIL 1113 Lecture 1: Logic_1
25 Sep 2017
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Argument: collection of statements, some of which are premises and one of which is conclusion of the argument. The premises of the argument support the conclusion. Premises= the reason: arguments are composed of premises and a conclusion. Inductive: an argument in which the premises are intended to make the conclusion probable. Linguistic markers: probably, likely, unlikely, improbable, plausible, implausible: deductive: an argument in which the conclusion is intended to follow necessarily from the premises garentee the truth. Explanations: reasons aren"t only offered when making arguments. Argument: reasons are offered in support of accepting some conclusion that is not before the reason are offered accepted as true.
