SSH 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Modus Ponens, Kfc, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 105
• Professor: Klaas Kraay

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Ssh chapter 6 details of argument reconstruction. When reconstructing an argument, it is best to begin by writing out a reconstruction whose premises and conclusion closely match the prgiginal information presentation of the argument. Then revise and improve this until you have a clear version of the argument that states in the argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374) the (cid:862)stro(cid:374)gest(cid:863) way, this is called fine-tuning a reconstruction. Improper wording: reconstructions with missing premises, reconstruction with unnecessary premises includes, improper wording. Always follow principle of charity do not twist others words, be fair when expressing the speaker"s opinion. Good idea to make the wording exactly the same in premises so that the argument definitely follows a valid pattern: subtle changes in wording can significantly affect the merit of an argument. Best way to avoid this is by making argument conform to one of the standard patterns of argument: missing premises. Leaving out premises misrepresentation of arguments.