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Argument |
A set of statements, some of which (the premises) are supposed to provide a reason for thinking that some other statement (the conclusion) is true. |
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Statement |
(atomic statements) -A sentence that can be either true or false -All arguments are composed of statements |
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Believing vs Doing |
There's a difference between having a reason to do and a reason to believe something. |
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Premise Indicators |
-since -because -for -as -given that |
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Conclusion Indicators |
-therefore -so -hence -thus -implies that -consequently |
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Explanations |
Explanations assume that we already know that the conclusion is true and attempt to show why it's true. We will treat explanations as arguments. |
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Normative Statements |
A statement that says whether or not something ought to be true.
Cannot be derived from descriptive statements/statements that say what is true. |
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Descriptive Statements |
A statement that claims what is true.
Cannot be used to make a claim about what ought to be true/normative statements. |
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The Is-Ought Gap |
Statements about what ought to be true cannot be made based on statements about what is true. By David Hume |
