[PHIL 130] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (11 pages long)
Document Summary
Arguments are composed of premises and conclusions. Premises are the bits of the argument that are already proven to be true. Conclusion is the part you are trying to prove. Philosophers do not refer to arguments as true or false they are good or bad. Truth: assertions such as premises and conclusion are either true or false. Conclusions can be true, even if the argument that supports them is flawed. Premises don"t connect in a coherent way. A sound argument therefore proves its conclusion. An unsound argument fails to prove its conclusion. Equivocation = dad joke gone horribly wrong and used as an argument. Ex. mad max is a tough guy (but not emotionally tough, but tough as in we tried to eat him and he was chewy) Reasoning is invalid = cats are carnivores, fluffy is a carnivore, therefore conclusion is that fluffy is a cat but not necessarily not enough information in premises to conclude the conclusion.
