PHIL 1600 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Logical Consequence, Fallacy, Straw Man
29 Sep 2016
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Weak argument: may be weak that it cannot be rehabilitated, but many weak arguments are better described as weak but capable of strengthen. A weak argument is in contrast an argument without acceptable premises or with a conclusion that does not follow from them and possible both. Strong argument: an argument that provides evidence that will convince a reasonable audience that they should accept our conclusion. Burden of proof: a burden is something that is carried. It might be an object- a backpack or a sack of coal- but it can also be something abstract, like the responsibility to take care of a difficult person or home. Person who carries the burden of proof is the person who has an obligation or onus to. Defend (and in this way prove ) their views with an argument. Acceptable premise: premises that intended audience will or should accept.
