PHIL2420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Logical Connective, Logical Biconditional, Logical Consequence
18 May 2018
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7.#Basic#Logic#
7.1#Some#Basic#Concepts#
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7.2 Logical#Connectives#
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8. Identifying#Arguments#
8.1#What#is#an#argument?#
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8.2 Identifying#Premises#and#Conclusions#
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