PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Snakebite

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

Document Summary

Premise indicators: because, since, for the fact that, in view of the fact that, etc. Either has an implicit (implied) premise, or an implicit conclusion. Argument: the last piece of cake is gone! Therefore, you took the last piece of cake! . There are only two of here, and i didn"t take it . Therefore, you took the last piece of cake! Intermediate conclusions: first, they serve as a conclusion. Then, they become a premise for the final conclusion. An explanation simply tries to show us why or how something is the way it is. I already know adam stole the money because jane told me that steve told her so. Note: i"m not trying to convince you of this, i"m explaining how i know, or why he did it. Treat explanations as one claim, so don"t break them into two parts. Example: allen is very ill because he was bitten by a rattlesnake. (one claim .