MODR 1711 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Deductive Reasoning
19 Apr 2016
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They are arrange in such ways that is impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false. Example of a deductive argument: first premise: all bachelors are unmarried, second premise: socrates is a bachelor, conclusion: socrates is unmarried. The first two statements are called premises. They are the grounds for the last one (the conclusion). These are the best arguments someone could have. It necessitates people to believe the last thing because you believe in the first two things. Criteria for the deductive argument to be good: a good deductive argument has to be valid, a good deductive argument has all true premises. Example 2 : all right actions promote group happiness (utilitarianism, ethical theory, voting npd in the next election will promote group happiness (prediction, conjuncture, voting npd in the next election is a right action b. This is where the premises make the conclusion probable.
