PHL 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: World Thinking Day, Inductive Reasoning

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHL 214
• Professor: Thomas Land

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Step 2: number all the assertions in the argument in order of appearance. Step 3: identify the main conclusion of the argument. Step 4: identify the premises that directly support the conclusion. Step 6: using the numbers of the assertions, draw a diagram for these premises and the main conclusion (circle = conclusion, box = premise) [1] i probably shouldn"t go to the bar tonight. [1] if it is raining, then we should cancel the party. [2] it is raining, so [3] we should cancel the party (doesn"t make sense, it may not be raining, so there"s: [1] if it is raining, then we should cancel the party. [2] it is raining, so [3] we no reason to cancel) should cancel the party (still makes sense, but is needed logically: conditional (if, then, affirming the antecedent. 2 ways to figure out if premises are dependent.