PHL145H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Liniment, Scotiabank, Jargon
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Almost everything we know is based o of information we"ve learned from others, either from seeing, hearing or reading. 5. 1. 1: information: we need something to reason about. Testimony bears on reasoning for two closely related reasons: The premises of our reasoning is often based on the things we"ve learned from others. We frequently require background information in order to verify whether the premises of an argument are plausible and whether some relevant and necessary information has been omitted. We often rely on others for this background information. Many of our premises are based on the claims of others. If the city was to build a toxic waste near your neighbourhood, you would most likely have a problem with it. We must always ask the three questions when given an argument: Your argument against this and your premises would be based on the claims of researchers and experts regarding the dangers and risks about this.