2. What are arguments? Flashcards
Are arguments like hitting people in the head?
No.
Fighting is the point of arguments.
False.
You can’t win an argument by just…
yelling at someone
Will yelling do anything better?
No.
What effect does interrupting do?
It wont show anything but the value of the other person’s points.
You can’t win an argument by interrupting.
True
Abuse is the same as arguing.
False
Calling someone stupid or other names will not win the argument.
True.
Complaining in an argument will only…
express your emotion.
Is contradicting arguing?
No. Contradicting means denying, not arguing.
Arguing is a what process?
Intellectual process.
Argument are also a way to
Assert your views
Monty Python’s definition of an argument is
“An argument is a connected series of statements [intended] to establish a definite proposition”
What does proposition mean?
A assertion that expresses a judgement or opinion.
What are arguments made out of?
Languages
What are arguments according to Monty Python?
Arguments are trying to put statements into a different structure that reflects the order of reasoning in order to establish the order of proposition. (According to Monty Python)
Do arguments include a conclusion?
Yes.
Does an argument always establish a proposition?
No.
Why doesn’t arguments always establish a proposition?
Because some propositions in arguments are conclusions of arguments, we already knew.
Arguments can also be ways to understand the proposition and why proposition is true.
True.
Every argument is not intended to establish a conclusion that the audience believe before.
True. That is because sometimes the conclusion is already both believed and established as true, and the point of the argument is only to explain WHY it is true. Hence, Monty Python is not always right.
Every argument succeeds in giving good reasons for its conclusion.
False.
The word “because” makes a sentence…
claim something.
“so” indicates that
the first sentence is supposed to be the reason for the second sentence.
What is the formal definition of an argument?
An argument is (A) a series of sentences, statements or propositions (B) where some are premises (C) and one is the conclusion (D) where the premises are intended to give a reason for the conclusion.
What does premises mean?
A previous statement from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.
