PHIL 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Fallacy, Counterexample, Modus Tollens

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 201
• Professor: All

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** (5) and (6) don"t contribute anything to the argument. They are rhetorical/stylistic devices that liven up the argument. Indicator words: help us to see an argument in text as well as identify their premises and conclusions: can also be used in non-arguments so indicator words are not always accurate in identifying arguments. **premise and conclusion indicators are listed in ch1 textbook notes** Two kinds of argument deductive and inductive: deductive: an argument in which the premises are intended to guarantee or ensure the truth. Inductive: an argument in which the premises are intended only to make likely or probable the truth of the conclusion. An argument in which the truth of all the premises makes necessary the truth of the conclusion. An argument in which: if all the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true. An argument in which it is impossible for all the premises to be true and the conclusion false.