the basis of enumerative inductive arguments‚ and must be judged by the same general criteria used to judge any other enumerative induction. Statistical syllogisms begin with a statistical generalization about some group or category and reaches a conclusion about some specific member of that group or category. We evaluate a statistical syllogism by examining: (1) whether the statistical generalization it begins with is well-founded‚ (2) the strength of the statistical claim (is it a near-universal
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Analysis of Confined Love by John Donne Confine Love is a poem inspired by Ovid’s work. It is a logical game in which the speaker tries to convince a woman‚ probably his mistress‚ that promiscuity is justifiable. This poem looks like a syllogism‚ beginning with men to go towards animals and then free love‚ the very aim of the poem. In the first stanza‚ the speaker addresses a married woman and tries to convert her to promiscuity. The “old or new love” are respectively the wife and the mistress
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deductive or inductive if it looks so. 2) Note the indicator words Test for consistency: would you judge someone or something you dislike the same way you would judge someone/thing you like? Argument patterns Pattern – content Variables Syllogisms=deductive argument made of three statements Two premises (may have more)and one conclusion(always) Conditional=if then structure Antecedent =the statement that follows if Consequent =statement that follows then Modus ponens=affirming the antecedentPhilosophy
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COURSE PAPER Modal Verbs CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ………………………..………………………………….......... 3 CHAPTER ONE. CATEGORY OF MODALITY AND MEANS OF ITS EXPRESSION …………...…………………………...…......4 1.1. Notion of modality and history of its study ……….…….………….4 1.2. Modal verbs as means of expressing modality………………...........6 Conclusions to Chapter One ………………………………………………........12 CHAPTER TWO. LEXICO-GRAMMATICAL MEANS OF EXRESSING MODALITY …………………………………………...…..13 2.1. Modal verbs
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example of the fallacy of: | Argumentum ad hominem | X | Begging the question | | Straw man | | Appeal to emotion | 6. The pre-Socratics were primarily interested in the study of Epistemology. | True | X | False | 7. A proposition whose truth does not depend on sensory experience is known as a(n) ___________ principle. | a posteriori | | ad hominem | | reduction ad absurdum | X | a priori | 8. The philosopher who introduced Philosophy to Athens and who introduced
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at a month’s worth of sales receipts‚ you could determine that Saturday afternoons are when most patrons prefer to shop in your store. Deductive reasoning “moves from a general statement to a specific conclusion” and works from the model of a “syllogism‚ a three-part argument that consists of a major premise‚ a minor premise‚ and a conclusion” (Rosa & Eschholz‚ 2012‚ p. 540). Please note that in order to accept your conclusion/argument‚ your audience should accept the major and minor premises
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sunbathing to short exposure and short exposure to staying in. These are inconsistent preferences and in combination‚ are irrational. Isolated‚ they are defensible. Decision theory: You have a utility function‚ which assigns real numbers to outcomes‚ propositions‚ states or affairs. Ordering Conditions • (1) If xPy‚ then not yPx. • (2) If xPy‚ then not xIy. • (3) If xIy‚ then not xPy‚ and also not yPx. • (4) xPy or yPx or xIy‚ for all relevant outcomes x and y. • (5) If xPy and yPz‚ then xPz. •
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They insist that Ethan deserves his fate because of the opposing syllogism‚ stating that one deserves his fate when he chooses impulses rather than morals. Ethan chooses to follow his impulses rather than his morals. As a result‚ Ethan deserves his fate. One believer of the opposing syllogism‚ fellow CHS student Matthew Weder‚ argues that Ethan deserves his fate because of his apparent fear for Zeena. He relates Ethan’s case of
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towards killing his cousin‚ Duncan. In this scene Macbeth and Lady Macbeth make use of rhetorical devices as they attempt to persuade one another towards their constitution. Macbeth uses an uncertain tone during his discussion with his conscious and syllogism when solidifying his rationale while Lady Macbeth counters with invective language to emasculate Macbeth and sarcasm to ruin his self-esteem. Macbeth is caught in a conundrum. At this moment he has been prophesized to be King by witches‚ and tasked
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recognizing in text. Terms When do I use it? Define it Can I recognize it? Can I use it in my writing? ad hominen argument appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect ad populum fallacious argument that concludes a proposition to be true because many or most people believe it.
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