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Breaking Down the Argument. Step 1: Identify the conclusion Step 2: Identify the given premises Step 3: Identify the implied premises. Breaking Down the Argument. Step 1: Identify the conclusion. Words like hence, thus , so, and therefore signal the conclusion.
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Breaking Down the Argument Step 1: Identify the conclusion Step 2: Identify the given premises Step 3: Identify the implied premises
Breaking Down the Argument Step 1: Identify the conclusion. • Words like hence,thus, so, and therefore signal the conclusion. • Words like because or since signal premises. No reptiles have fur, and since all snakes are reptiles it follows that no snakes have fur Conclusion= Eat your peas because they are good for you. Conclusion=
Breaking Down the Argument Step 1: Identify the conclusion. • Words like hence,thus, so, and therefore signal the conclusion. • Words like because or since signal premises. No reptiles have fur, and since all snakes are reptiles it follows that no snakes have fur Conclusion= No snakes have fur Eat your peas because they are good for you. Conclusion= You should eat your peas.
Step 1: Identify the Conclusion The student did not do the homework, therefore he is lazy. Conclusion= Bill must be a basketball player because he is tall. Conclusion= You’re a vegetarian? You do realize that Hitler was a vegetarian, too? Conclusion= Dan White ate a lot of Twinkies and then killed the Mayor of San Francisco. If I were a mayor, I’d ban Twinkies so no one would kill me. Conclusion=
Step 1: Identify the Conclusion The student did not do the homework, therefore he is lazy. Conclusion= He is lazy Bill must be a basketball player because he is tall. Conclusion= Basketball players are tall You’re a vegetarian? You do realize that Hitler was a vegetarian, too? Conclusion= You shouldn’t be a vegetarian Dan White ate a lot of Twinkies and then killed the Mayor of San Francisco. If I were a mayor, I’d ban Twinkies so no one would kill me. Conclusion= Twinkies cause people to commit murder.
Identify the Conclusion MA Men are statistically more aggressive than I women. Therefore, I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female.
Fill in the Argument Form and Syllogism M A Men are statistically more aggressive than I women. Therefore, I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female.
Breaking Down the Argument Step 1: Identify the conclusion Step 2: Identify the Major and Minor premises Step 3: Identify the implied premises
Step 2: Identify the premises. • The majorpremise is the claim that contains the predicate of the conclusion (the verb and ending) M A Men are statistically more aggressive than women. Therefore, I I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female
Step 2: Identify the premises. • The minor premise is the claim that contains the subject of the conclusion (the “doer” of the verb) M A Menare statistically more aggressive than women. Therefore, I I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female.
Fill in the Argument Form and Syllogism MA Men are statistically more aggressive than I women. Therefore, I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female.
What’s the conclusion? If those protesters really loved their country, then they wouldn’t question their government.
What’s the Major Premise? P L If those protesters really loved their country, they wouldn’t question their government. Q
What’s the Minor Premise? P L If those protesters really loved their country, they wouldn’t question their government. Q
P L If those protesters really loved their country, they wouldn’t question their government. Q
Complete the Chart Below Coal does not exist in infinite supply because it is a non-renewable resource.
Fill in the Argument Form and Syllogism C E Coal does not exist in infinite supply because it is a non-renewable resource. N
Fill in the Argument Form and Syllogism C E Coal does not exist in infinite supply because it is a non-renewable resource. N