PHIL 447N (PHIL 447N)

1. (TCO 6) In Chapter 4, we learned how to assess the credibility of a claim. Consider the following passage: “On Thanksgiving Day 1990, an image said by some to resemble the Virgin Mary was observ ed in a stained glass window of St. Dominic's Church in Colfax, California. A physicist asked to investigate said the image was caused by sunlight shining through the window and reflecting from a newly installed hanging light fixture. Others said the image was a miracle.” Whose explanation is mos...

Question (TCO 1) “Thinking about thinking” is the definition of what? Question (TCO 1, 2, 4) What is the principle concern when handling an issue? Question (TCO 1, 2, 3) What are the two conditions needed for a premise to offer support for a conclusion? Question (TCOs 2, 3) For inductive arguments, how do we measure their quality as stronger or weaker? Question (TCO 1, 2) The mode of persuasion that Aristotle defined as logos refers to arguments based on what? Question (TCOs 6, 7, 8, ...