[PHI 1] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 47 pages long Study Guide!
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Logic = the study of reasoning and arguments. Arguments = premises (claims) + conclusions (final result) Validity = more than one premises support one conclusion. Validity analyzes form of the argument, not if the premises/conclusion are true. Premises and conclusion do not have to make sense or be true, only support each other (do not have to be logical) Argument is valid but conclusion does not make sense. Argument is invalid -- bat is ambiguous (animal or baseball equipment?) ie. ie. Argument is invalid -- bat is ambiguous (animal or baseball equipment?) ie. ie. soundness (sound argument) = validity + logic. Conditions for a sound argument: argument is valid, premise(s) are true. Argument must meet both conditions to be sound. Deduce information from premises to form conclusion (conclusion is new information) But ie. p1 if dave lives on a different street than jane. C dave does not live on k st. (previous conclusion would be false)
