PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Begging, Ad Hominem, Tylenol (Brand)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Sascha Maicher

Document Summary

Argues that a claim has not been demonstrated to be false, the claim is true. No one has ever demonstrated that it doesn"t exist. Astro logy has got to be right, because over the centuries no one has disproved it. It has not been shown that there is an elephant in the living room. It has not been shown that there is an elephant in the living room; that is, i did not see one there. If there were an elephant in the living room, i would have seen it there. There is not an elephant in the living room. Good reasoning that looks bad: background be liefs. We ignore information we already have that relates to the argument. Note: this argument looks like an appeal to ignorance. Everyday experience and principles of bio logy tell us that insects are mosty under 6 inches in length.