PHL100Y1- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 46 pages long!)
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What is an argument? ( a connected series of statements to establish a definite proposition m. python) Deductive is sound (valid and true premises) Non-deductive (providing a good reason to believe the conclusion) Something (action, emotion, thought) can be rational as far as it is likely to succeed. In philosophy the rational methods are truth and understanding. Implicit = be able to infer a conclusion. Delusive arguments (almost never counts as rational) Tradition (to believe something just because it has been passed down by generations) Described as a good thing, something to hold on when you"ve lost the argument. All above options can be inspirational, but are only invoked when someone has lost the argument. Valid: it is impossible that a conclusion is false while premises are true. Valid argument can have false premises, which means you shouldn"t believe the conclusion. Sound: only if it"s valid and has true premises.
