PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sarcasm, Ridicule, Dysphemism

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

Document Summary

Deductive arguments try to prove a conclusion in a particular way: all as are bs , all bs are cs , which allows you to the obvious conclusion that all as are cs , the conclusion is necessarily true. Inductive arguments try to support the conclusion: you can build a good argument but you cannot prove 100, always general, ex. Creatures with skin have hair : not enough to prove conclusively this claim, never complete, always more evidence can be brought to bare. Interested in how true a statement is not how psychologically affective it is: how well defended the argument is, distinction between psychological force and logical force. Forms of rhetoric: euphemism and dysphemism, a neutral or positive expression instead of one that carries negative connotations, if you want to express something in a positive light, use positive connotations, ex. Rebel and a terrorist heavily rhetoric, heavily loaded. Rebels euphemism, suggesting they have more legitimacy.