Principle of Charity Flashcards
1
Q
What is the aim of the principle of charity?
A
That the premises support the conclusions as best they can without becoming a different argument
2
Q
What needs to be gotten rid of for this?
A
Rhetoric and ambiguity
3
Q
What needs to be added for the principle of charity?
A
Implicit premises, implicit conclusion
4
Q
Why are implicit premises needed?
A
To make the premises support the conclusion, without the arguer having to explicitly state it
