PHIL-125 Lecture 5: Diagram of an Argument
1 Mar 2016
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Diagram of an argument (a graphic representation of the argument"s inferrential connections. ) 1read the argument carefully and make sure you understand the connections. 2be able to distinguish the topic and main conclusion. 3identify and number all relevant statements (premises or conclusions). 4omit all extraneous sentences like explanations, reports, background information and parts of arguments that don"t directly relate, like interjections, or repeated premises or conclusions. Some premises and conclusions are identified by indicator words (explicit inferences). The rest are part of implicit inferences which you would identify by connecting statements that deal with similar issues and most often come together using indicator words. 5diagram the argument representing the inferences with down-pointing arrows, from premises on the top to conclusions on the bottom using numbers assigned to them in step 2. 7vertical pattern: (drug use is wrong1) because (it is immoral2). And is it immoral because (it enslaves the mind3) and (destroys the soul4).
