[PHI1101] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (42 pages long)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Mark Brown

Document Summary

An argument intended to provide probable (but not conclusive) support for its conclusion. The premises of a non- deductive argument are meant to make the conclusion probable or likely. Support for the conclusion is a matter of degree. Non- deductive arguments can be described as successful or unsuccessful. Accordingly a successful non-deductive argument can have premises that make the conclusion close to. A non-deductive argument is unsuccessful when its premises are not relevant to the conclusion, do not. Are the following arguments successful or unsuccessful: there are times when many of us may need to protect ourselves from intruders. Thus, we should all keep hand grenades on our bedside table: cole has been acting suspiciously for days, and he told rachel he was going to steal something valuable. We may conclude that cole is up to no good: most undergraduates never take organic chemistry.