PHIL 120 Lecture 1: PHIL 120 Week 1 Lecture 1
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Attempt to build a case in favour of some claim. Trying to persuade somebody to accept a claim. Involve the presentation of reasons or evidence (premises) to support a conclusion. Governed by a set of rules or standards. Attempt to advance knowledge by either justifying or undermining a conclusion. Are sets of propositions composed of an argument"s premises and conclusion. Are abstracted from arguments in the broad sense. Constitute the core of arguments in the broad sense. Logic studies arguments in either the broad sense or the narrow sense. In the broad sense, the techniques used to persuade such as fallacies are studied in logic. In the narrow sense, the core of the argument is studied in logic. Standard form allows us to identify clearly their premises and conclusions. Archimedes must be either a hero or a martyr. After all, anyone who dies in battle is one or the other.
