PHIL 12- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 85 pages long!)
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Phil 12 discussion 1 inductive and deductive arguments. If an argument has true premises and a true conclusion. My cat"s name is tortuga: in order to be deductive, the premises and conclusion must be related. This argument is not deductive: only deductive arguments are valid arguments. This argument is not deductive, so it"s not valid. Plus, the premises are not related to the conclusion. Valid = if the premises are true, the conclusion has to be true. If i"m out of milk, i will go to the store. Still valid if one of the premises is false, because if the premises are true the conclusion is true. Sound: valid argument where the premises are true. Deductive argument: seeks to establish (intention) the necessity of the conclusion from the premises: trying to get you to believe that the conclusion follows, with airtight proof, from the premises, conclusion definitely follows.
