PPT-Deductive Arguments

A deductive argument is one whose premises are claimed to provide conclusive grounds for the truth of its conclusion If a deductive argument is valid it is impossible for its premises to be true without its conclusion also being true. In a deductive argument the premises are intended to provide support for the conclusion that is so strong that if the premises are true it would be impossible for the conclusion to be false An inductive argument is an argument in which it is thought NINE SYNTACTIC FORMULAS OF COMLIMENTS. (. Wolfson. & Manes, 1981.Based on their corpus of 686 naturally occurring compliments in American English). NP {is, looks} (really) ADJ (PP). I (really) {like, love} NP. Arguments. Premise: . statement upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. Premise is either true or false. Arguments: . Consist of one or more premises and one conclusion or claim, which is drawn from those premises. Argument. Monty Python – Argument Clinic video. Monty Python. Premises + Conclusion = Argument. Argument – a group of statements including one or more premises and a conclusion. Premise – a statement in an argument that provides reason or support for the conclusion. 4. : . . Teaching Grammar: The . Explicit/Implicit and Inductive/Deductive Dimensions . . Dr. Douglas Fleming. Faculty of Education. . Induction is logical reasoning that moves from the particular and concrete to the general and theoretical. This is the form of logic upon scientific methods are based: observational data is used to construct contingent conclusions and theories subject to refinement or falsification.. Deductive Reasoning . …(sometimes called Logical Reasoning) is the process of reasoning logically from given statements or facts to a conclusion. Law of Detachment. If . p. . q. is true . and . A Framework for Audience Analysis. Background. Logic has been a formal academic discipline for almost 2,500 years. The 4th century B.C.E. Greek philosopher Aristotle first systematized formal logic, and university logic courses teach Aristotelian logic to this day. For much of western history, logic was one of the main branches of schooling (the classical curriculum consisted of grammar, logic and rhetoric). With the growth of more specialized disciplines and wider curricula in the 20th century, formal logic got lost in the shuffle. In its place, philosophers began formulating courses in what we now call critical thinking, or informal logic. Formal rules and the reduction of sentences to things like. Sub; legal method and legal reasoning. NITIN RANA. PARIKSHIT GAUR. PURNENDU . PuLKITPAL. . SINGH. RISHAB RAJ. RITIKA GAUTAM. Group MEMBERS ARE -. Deductive reasoning is sometimes referred to as top-down logic. Its counterpart, inductive reasoning, is sometimes referred to as bottom-up logic. Where deductive reasoning proceeds from general premises to a specific conclusion, inductive reasoning proceeds from specific premises to a general conclusion. . VS. . Inductive . Reasoning. Aristotle. . (Ancient Greek Philosopher). Start with a . premise. Premises lead to a . certain. conclusion. DEDUCTIVE REASONING. Sir Francis Bacon. (17. th. Century English Philosopher). Culminating Activity . The Social Science Research Project. The Age of Enlightenment (16th to . 18th Centuries) saw the emergence . of a new way or thinking and . approaching the world and its . workings. The Scientific Revolution, . Induction vs Deduction. Fogelin. and . Sinnott. -Armstrong describe the difference between induction and deduction as follows:. Deductive arguments are intended to be valid. Inductive arguments are not intended to be valid but still to provide a reason for the conclusion. This chapter will cover. Reality assumptions. Patterns of deductive reasoning. Using deductive reasoning to test logic, discover truth, make decisions, avoid stereotyping, and understand argument.. Conductive Arguments and. Counterconsiderations. Chapter 12. Conductive arguments were defined and developed by philosophy Carl Wellman. . In order to understand conductive arguments, it is useful to think back to the convergent support patters defined in chapter two like figure 2.12 to the right. Included we also have figure 12.1 to the right where there are more convergent reasons to the same conclusion.. Validity/Soundness Logical . Fallicies. What is the difference between these two arguments?. I am your teacher.. Today is either a weekday or a weekend day.. Today is not a weekend day.. Today is a weekday..