PHIL 105 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Argument From Analogy, False Premise, Fallacy
17 Oct 2014
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Evidence) and degree of probability (11) argument from authority (12) argument from consensus (13) argument from analogy (14) fallacies: false analogy, slippery slope (15) fallacy: ad hominem (16) statistical syllogism: reference vs. attributive class (17) extensional/intensional definitions. 3) indirect argument is the same thing as indirect proof right? principle of charity is just an assumption of the ambiguity term, to be. One way of doing this is to disambiguate terms in a way that makes their argument stronger. But this also means one should supply implicit premises in a way that is favorable to the author. Basically, reformulate their argument in a way that it fair and charitable. Yes, the premises are not present and therefore were left out by the author. But usually it is alright for the author to leave out these premises because both parties agree strongly on them. It isn"t a flaw on the arguers part usually.
