Logical Reasoning

Question 1

Premise = reasons which the author uses to persuade

Conclusion = what the author is saying or wanting us to believe

Answer 1

Premise and Conclusions are STATEMENTS
Premise + Conclusion = ARGUMENTS

Argument aim is to PERSUADE
‘Good’ Argument = depends on how STRONG the support is for the conclusion in the argument

Premise : a sentence which SUPPORTS another sentence
*therefore arguments are ideas supporting other ideas

Question 2

Premise sentence signs ….

Statements of persuasion

Answer 2

• for example. - in that
• since. - as indicated by
• because. - owing to
• given that. - we know this by
• due to
• we know this by
• for the reason that

Question 3

Conclusion sentence starters…

Answer 3

• so
• follows that
• accordingly
• must be that
• for this reason
• clearly

Question 4

Words or phrases that are usually followed by premise(s) but contain the conclusion

Answer 4

1. for
2. since
3. because

Question 5

Three types of people:
1 . Sticklers - stick to their initial thoughts and beliefs
2. Followers - willing to believe anyone with authority
3. Systems builders - more sophisticated version of (1). They feel a need to box ideas into a framework

Answer 5

Kahnemann Thesis : human thinking is systematically illogical

A. Logical mind
B. Instinctive mind - hard wired

The probability of one thing occurring must be more than 2 things happening.