PHIL 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Disjunctive Syllogism, Modus Tollens
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Chapter 3- the two basic types of argument. The two types of arguments are deductive and inductive arguments. An argument which aims to show that its conclusions must be true if its premises all are true. The conclusion is guaranteed to be rue if the premises all are true. So, it must be that no bats are birds: either we will eat burritos or we will eat fried rice. Indicator words: it must be that, absolutely, definitely, for sure, it is certain that, conclusively, surely, necessarily, undeniably, certainly. So its this: modus ponens- begins with a conditional sentence and reaches its conclusion by asserting the if part of that conditional, modus tollens- begins with conditional sentences and reaches its conclusion by denying the then part. Aims to show that if its premises all are true, then although its conclusion is not certain to be true it is probably or likely true.
