PHIL 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Soundness, Root Canal, Begging
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A conclusion that someone makes that is supported by premises. An argument consists of a series of sentences which stands in a certain relation amongst each other. It consists of a conclusion, and at least one premise. The conclusion of the argument is the thesis or claim for which you are trying to prove or what you"re trying to show. Relation of supporting and counting the favor of its truth. Think of premises as reasons to believe that the conclusion is true. Propositions: what expressions are trying to claim. Premises and conclusions are claims or propositions. Claims are either true or false; declarative sentences. When concerned with arguments, we aren"t concerned with questions or commands. Assumption; all declarative sentences are either true or false. They can"t be both and they can"t be neither true or false. As philosopher"s, our aim is not just to make arguments. Philosophers aim to make good argument, as well as evaluate the arguments of others.
