PHI 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Teenage Rebel, Enthymeme

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Mark Brown

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What do we mean when we say that an argument has an enthymeme in it: spot is a cat, and all cats are mammals. Thus, spot is a mammal: all humans are mortal. Therefore, joe is mortal: rolf is european, for he was born in germany. Implicit premise: anyone born in germany is european. Thus, rolf is european: i"m sorry i can"t let you enter the bar. Implicit premise: you have to be 19 or older to enter the bar. You have to be 19 or older to enter the bar. So i"m sorry i can"t let you enter the bar: i"m not surprised. After all, children whose parents are extremely strict usually turn into teenage rebels, and todd"s father was tougher on him than any parent i know. Children whose parents are extremely strict usually turn into teenage rebels. Todd"s father was tougher on him than any parent i know. There are many different methods for analyzing arguments.