PHL 214 Study Guide - Final Guide: Modus Tollens, Modus Ponens, Stipulative Definition
7 Oct 2013
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An argument is an attempt to justify or prove a conclusion. Be able to be either true or false. Give you reason why you should believe something is true. Gives you reason why something is true. Tell you things are as they are. The principle of charity is used when you interpret a passage so that it makes the most sense. If sub argument a is embedded in argument b, the conclusion of sub argument a is a premise in argument b. If two premises are linked they are interdependent, and work together to support the conclusion. If two premises are convergent, they work independently of one another to support the conclusion. Counter consideration indicator words it is true that. Subject term tells us things the statement is about. Predicate term characterizes the members of the subject term. Scope word tells us how many members of the subject term we"re talking about. Copulas is or are, which joins the predicate.
