SSH 105 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Vagueness, Earthbound, Tweety

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Statement/ claim- an assertion that something is or is not the case. I am taller than you it is not raining she will not win the race . Proposition- the specific thought or idea that the statement expresses. It is snowing and il neige (and many other statements) all express the exact same proposition. Premise- a statement that is offered in support of a conclusion. A reason offered for believing something, a piece of evidence. Conclusion: a statement that is held to be supported by one or more premises. Reasons = premises, and these reasons substantiate a conclusion. The thing the speaker wants you to accept or believe. Premise: all universities are great places to learn. Conclusion: ryerson is a great place to learn. There is a logical relationship between premises and conclusion. Identifying the structure of arguments and evaluating them.

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