The Argument
Being Logical: A Guide to Good Thinking by D.Q. McInerly
THE ARGUMENT
Introduction
01. Founding an argument
02. The move from universal to particular
03. The move from particular to universal
04. Predication
05. Negative statements
06. Making comparisons
07. Comparison and argument
08. Sound arguments: a) Conjunctive arguments b) Disjunctive arguments
09. Conditional arguments
10. Syllogistic arguments
11. The truth of premises
12. The relevancy of premises
13. Statements of fact, statements of value
14. Argumentative forms
15. Conclusions must reflect quantity of premises
16. Conclusions must reflect quality of premises
17. Inductive arguments
18. Assessing arguments
19. Constructing an argument:
a) The truth of premises
b) The strength of premises
Conclusion
The Argument
⢠Introduction
Argument is the representation of logical reasoning. It states the capacity of the human mind to recognize and connect ideas to each other. In this chapter would be discussed the different parts and the composition of the argument. This allows us to make an effective argument.
1. Founding an argument
Argumentation is the basic move of reasoning; by it, we express a point of view. An argument consists of premises and a conclusion, by which we reflect certain idea (conclusion) and we supported with premises. This kind of statements are often to be confused and misused, there is certain rules that apply in the construction of an effective argument. In these chapter would be reviewed every one of them.
2. The move from universal to particular
A universal statement has such large scope that it indicates at the same time that a particular statement with the same subject and predicate is also true
Ex: If I say that all students in NMB wear ID I must say that Tony as part of the school body also wears an ID....
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