Sense and Nonsense - ANSWERSWhat makes sense and what doesn't make sense
In Alice in Wonderland the Cheshire cat says "can you stand on your head?" while physically standing on
his head
Premises and conclusions - ANSWERSall men are mortal
Socrates is a man
Therefore, socrates is mortal
Validity and Soundness - ANSWERSif premises are true, then the conclusion has to be true--valid
argument
soundness is a valid argument
not sound- if it rains, we will not have class. it's not raining so we have class. but, class could be cancelled
for another reason.
Fallacies - ANSWERSbegging the question, unstated premises, denying the antecedent
begging the question - ANSWERSwhen you assume the conclusion in your premises- it is because it is
i.e. If Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States, then Washington D.C. is the capital of the
United States
unstated premises - ANSWERSartificial lighting was used in studios, therefore it was made on earth
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