PHIL 2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Freddie Mercury, Critical Thinking, Eviction

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 2020
• Professor: Sean Meslar

Document Summary

A way of putting into concrete terms the means by which an argument supports its conclusion with its premises. Example: (cid:862)all (cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:396)e (cid:373)o(cid:396)tal; o(cid:272)(cid:396)ates is a (cid:373)a(cid:374); the(cid:396)efo(cid:396)e, o(cid:272)(cid:396)ates is a (cid:373)o(cid:396)tal(cid:863) Inter-dependent because they are only relevant when taken together: (cid:862)to(cid:373) took the (cid:272)ookies f(cid:396)o(cid:373) the (cid:272)ookie ja(cid:396). I sa(cid:449) hi(cid:373) do it, a(cid:374)d bill(cid:455) told (cid:373)e that he sa(cid:449) hi(cid:373) take the(cid:373), too. (cid:863) Independent; they are both relevant regardless of whether the other is true. Important to know the difference in order to evaluate the strength of an argument. Finding the conclusion is the first step to reading arguments. Methodology: read the whole passage once. Reflect on whether there is a persuasive tone to it (i. e. , whether it is an argument or not). If not, commit to the flames, for it can contain nothing but sophistry and illusion.