Logical Reasoning Flashcards
Premise = reasons which the author uses to persuade
Conclusion = what the author is saying or wanting us to believe
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
Premise sentence signs ….
Statements of persuasion
- 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
Conclusion sentence starters…
- so
- follows that
- accordingly
- must be that
- for this reason
- clearly
Words or phrases that are usually followed by premise(s) but contain the conclusion
- for
- since
- because
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
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.