Quiz 1- Philosphy- Kira

A strong argument has good _____.

presuppositions, reasons, logical relationships between reasons

Types of arguments

deductive, inductive, abductive

Deductive arguments

an argument where the truth of the premises guarantee the truth of the conclusion

Inductive arguments

an argument where the truth of the premises make it unlikely that the conclusion be false

Abductive arguments

an argument where the conclusion has the best explanatory power to account for the premises

Valid arguments

arguments where the logical form is correct and thus the conclusion follow the premises, whether or not the premises are true

Sound arguments

arguments which are valid and the premises (and therefore conclusion) are true

Formal fallacies

affirming the consequent, denying the antecedent, affirming a disjunct, denying a conjunct

Informal fallacies appeal to:

force, popularity, tradition, moderation, ignorance

Informal fallacies

equivocation, confused definitions, perfect solution, continum fallacy, false analogy

More informal fallacies

ad homeniem, hypocrisy, double standard, burden of proof, red herring

Cont’d informal fallacies

begging the question, homunculus argument, false dillema, category mistakes, moving goalposts

Last informal fallacies!!

hasty generalization, confusing correlation and causation, composition or division, slippery slope, genetic fallacy

Philosophical investigation

clarify the question/topic, look at the reasons given, investigate the presuppositions, rule out inconsistency, revise as necessary

The state of argumentation

human advancement, political and religious and economic and theraputic, previous eras will not understand the following eras, theraputic is the only one defined as soley within

The movement of truth

truth as correspondense, truth as existential, truth as subjective, truth as dogmatically subjective

Views and implications

others are not dignificant to who we are and can be used for personal gain, our primary responsibility lies within ourselves and we do not have to justify ourselves to others, our subjective perception of self is the ultimate guide to our lives and authenticity is more important than rationality