PHIL 105 Lecture 16: Lecture 16
16 Mar 2016
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Background information: result of sample, the accuracy premise, conclusion about sample (1, 2) (this is a sub-conclusion, the representativeness premise, final conclusion (3, 4) You can, in effect, run a testimonial argument here. Incomplete or vague descriptions need not be false, or unreasonable to believe. It is lacking but that doesn"t mean that you should ignore it, it can still be truthful. They could, however, cause problems for evaluating the accuracy and representativeness premises. Is the measured property an accurate indicator of the target property. In order to do this, you clearly have to know what the measured property and what the target property is. If they are exactly the same, then they are accurate (but its not usually that way). If they are not the same, you need to think about what they are as properties and it could be helpful to think about possible problems where it is not reasonable to accept the property premise.
