PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Enthymeme

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Inference: process of moving from premise to conclusion. Inference indicators: premise indicator (because, since, for, for the reason that , conclusion indicator (therefore, hence, thus, so) Questions, commands, exclamations, exhortations are all statements, not arguments. Explanation (we treat it as making one claim) One inference, one premise to support the conclusion. What do we mean when we say an argument has an enthymeme in it: spot is a cat, and all cats are mammals. Implicit conclusion: spot is a mammal: all humans are mortal. Implicit premise: joe is a human: rolf is european, for he was born in germany. Implicit premise: anyone born in germany is european. I"m sorry i can"t let you into the bar. Implicit premise: you have to be 19 or older to get into the bar. After all, children whose parents are extremely strict usually turn into teenage rebels, and todd"s father was tougher on him than any parent i know.

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