‘enough’ varies‚ * The number of variation required could be infinitely large. * Observations cannot be completely objective Deductive Reasoning in Science * Syllogism: An instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises); a common or middle... Examples of syllogism: * Major premise: All fish have gills * Minor Premise:
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his subordinates won’t give their best performance‚ if it happens‚ then the performance of such company would be limited only to strict plans and great opportunities may be missed. So it leads to the fact that fear causes poor work results (Hypothetical syllogism). Additionally‚ even Machiavelli warned about being hated when using fear. Hatred is the point where subordination and obedience may turn into aggression‚ opposition or
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Critical Thinking – PHI 210 Student Course Guide Prerequisite: None Quarter Meeting Days/Time Instructor Instructor Phone Instructor E-mail Instructor Office Hours/Location Academic Office Phone Number Strayer Technical Support 1-877-642-2999 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL — Required Kirby‚ G. R.‚ & Goodpaster‚ J.R. (2007). Thinking: An interdisciplinary approach to critical and creative thought (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL — Supporting The
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good for the state‚ and the individual is analogous to the state‚ then justice is good for the individual. Given that justice on the state level was a widely accepted concept in Athens‚ it was more efficient for Plato to utilize this particular syllogism to prove his point to Thrasymachus. Plato ¡s argument is only valid if he can prove that justice is good for the society or state‚ and that the organic conservative argument is true. In type The Philosopher Kings hold the highest virtue in wisdom
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Kurt Lieberknecht The similarities and difference between inductive and deductive arguments. The best way to describe the similarities and difference between inductive and deductive arguments‚ it would be best if the term "argument" had a definition. Everyday people have arguments. For these everyday conversations "argument" means "dispute". In this Logic class an argument consists of claims or statements followed by a final claim. The statements that articulates the reason for agreement of the
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CRITICAL THINKING PSU LOGICAL FALLACIES Ad hominem or ATTACKING THE PERSON. Attacking the arguer rather than his/her argument. Example: John’s objections to capital punishment carry no weight since he is a convicted felon. Note: Saying something negative about someone is not automatically ad hominem. If a person (politician for example) is the issue‚ then it is not a fallacy to criticize him/her. Ad ignorantium or APPEAL TO IGNORANCE. Arguing on the basis of what is not known and cannot be
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Logic Logic- Greek word ‘logos’ which means thought‚ word‚ speech‚ science. Founded by Aristotle around 384-322 B.C. through his famous philosophical masterpiece “organon” Organon- the universal rational instrument for the acquisition of philosophical knowledge. Logic is about the attainment of truth. It is the art and science of correct thinking. Thus‚ thinking and reasoning. Thinking- it means mental operations or the process of drawing out conclusions from previously known data. Correct Thinking-
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Victoria Cantu Professor Moore English 1301-033 16 July 2012 Should Marijuana Be Legalized? In her essay “Here ’s why I ’m against legalizing marijuana‚” Loolwa Khazzoom addresses the debate about legalizing marijuana in the United States. Around 2003‚ Khazzoom visited Amsterdam‚ where marijuana was legal. In an attempt to avoid marijuana‚ she searched for an internet café free from smoke‚ and failed. She resorted to the downstairs area of a café where the designated smoking section was upstairs
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import of a proposition Venn diagram for categorical propositions 4. Categorical Logic (II) Structure of a standard categorical syllogism Relation between the structure of syllogisms and their validity Venn diagram for categorical syllogisms Translating ordinary language statements into categorical form The conversion of non-standard syllogisms to standard syllogisms 5. Propositional Logic (I) Logical operators and their truth-table definitions Translations of
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arguments In this paper‚ I will analyze the following argument in terms of validity and soundness: An argument is a syllogism only if it is valid. An argument has a true conclusion‚ if it is valid. If an argument has consistent premises‚ then it has a true conclusion. Thus‚ if an argument is a syllogism‚ then it has a true conclusion. As we shall soon learn‚ this argument is valid but unsound. I begin my analysis by providing a
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