PHI 1101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lassi, Inductive Reasoning, Enthymeme

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Laura Byrne

Document Summary

Logical strength: we do not simply wish to argue, we wish to argue well, what makes a good argument, this brings us to another key concept logical strength, this is a property of arguments. If lassie loves timmy, then he will always protect him. Therefore lassie will always protect timmy. logically weak ex: Therefore lassie is immortal. logically strong w true premises: logically strong w false premises: **even though one is true and one is false arguments are of the same form. Inductive arguments are not as strong as deductive arguments. It is not because they are badly construed. It is a matter of their logical form. Inductive argument: in virtue of its logical form, an inductive argument claims that the truth of its premises makes the truth of its conclusion probable. The more precise term for the logical strength and weakness of inductive argument is inductive strength and inductive weakness.