Arguments

Question 1

Deductive argument example:

Answer 1

1. All bachelors are unmarried men
2. Jim is a bachelor
3. Jim is an unmarried man

Question 2

inductive arguments are…

Answer 2

less certain

Question 3

abductive arguments:

Answer 3

The conclusion is the best explanation of the truth of the premises. Most risk, most award.

Question 4

strawman fallacy:

Answer 4

Attack on a weaker version of your opponents claim rather than on the strong version.

Question 5

Ad Hominem:

Answer 5

Attack someone’s character instead of their argument, attacks have to be irrelevant.

Question 6

Fallacy Fallacy:

Answer 6

Inferring that a conclusion is false because it is a fallacy.

Question 7

Begging the Question:

Answer 7

Assume conclusion is true as a premise. (EX: if you’re arguing that murder is wrong and conclude all sorts of things about the definition of murder- you can include a premise that is also your conclusion. You put in a premise that matches your conclusion. So, for your argument to be convincing you’d already have to believe the conclusion.)