PHIL-125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Explanandum And Explanans
1 Mar 2016
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A statement is a sentence that is either true or false, or neither. An argument is a set or group of statements that satisfy one of two conditions: the first is a factual claim condition. It is asserted, claimed, or presented as true by the arguer. The name implies that they are facts, but this isn"t always the case. They are, though, as good as facts in the sense that they are seen or presented as true. This is a statement that is not based on anything, and can be considered an introduction: the second is an inferential claim condition. This condition follows logically from something else or another statement. This is the point of the argument, or the conclusion. Some sentences can"t be said to be neither true nor false. Questions, proposals, suggestions, commands, and exclamations are examples of this, and therefore usually can"t be defined as statements. Premises are statements accepted or presented, and are therefore arguments.
