PHI 1101 Study Guide - Iceberg, Second Doctor, Smallpox
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An explanation tells us why something happened. An argument tells us why we should believe it happened. I already know adam stole the money . Jane told me that steve told her so!". Note: i"m not trying to convince you of this, i"m explaining how i know, or why he did it. Adam stole the money because he was hungry. ". 1. the titanic sank because it hit an iceberg:explanation. 2. capital punishment is inhumane because innocent people may be mistakenly executed. If we encounter an explanation within an argument, then we treat it as just making one claim. ( adam stole $) (24) If i study hard, then i"ll pass phi 1101. -> treat it as one claim. Either i"ll pass phi 1101 or i"ll fail it. -> treat it as one claim. There will be no baseball tomorrow unless the sun is shining. -> one claim. There are many different methods for analyzing arguments and sentences.
