PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Logical Form, Polemarchus, Thrasymachus

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

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Question: state whether the following passage contains an argument. If the passage does contain an argument, identify the premises and the conclusion. (4 marks) Question: all men are cats because all men are animals, and all cats are animals. Model answer (for tests and the final examination: this is an argument. This is because it exhibits the logical relationship of inference. Answer structure logic: step 1: state your answer: this is an argument, step 2: explain your answer by defining the concept and applying it: this is because it exhibits the logical relationship of inference. That is, it is a set of statements that claims that one or more of those statements, called the premises, support another of them, the conclusion: step 3: follow the other instructions. Grading: this is an argument (1 mark) this is because it exhibits the logical relationship of inference.