Language serves the directive function when it is intended to cause (or prevent) over action.
- Logic is concerned with reasoning. Its concern is to distinguish good reasoning from bad, or better than worse
The object of reasoning is to find out, from the consideration of what we already know, something else which we do not know. To achieve this object, to extend our knowledge by reasoning, we must reason well rather than poorly
Definition of argument
A set of sentences such that one of them is being said to be true, the other(s) are being offered as reasons for believing the truth of the one.
Ex.It is Monday, Prasarn always wear blue shirt on Monday so Prasarn will be wearing blue shirt today.”
Q: List sentences that make up this argument.
- It is Monday. - Prasarn always wear blue shirt on Monday. - Prasarn will be wearing blue shirt today.
Conclusion: the sentence being said to be true.
Premises: the sentence(s) being offered as reasons for believing the one.
“It is Monday, Prasarn always wear blue shirt on Monday so Prasarn will be wearing blue shirt today.” The conclusion is in green. The premises are in blue.
Sets of sentences that are not arguments might:
a) have no relation at all between them; b) have between them a relation other than that characterizing an argument
Language serves the directive function when it is intended to cause (or prevent) over action.
- Logic is concerned with reasoning. Its concern is to distinguish good reasoning from bad, or better than worse
The object of reasoning is to find out, from the consideration of what we already know, something else which we do not know. To achieve this object, to extend our knowledge by reasoning, we must reason well rather than poorly
Definition of argument
A set of sentences such that one of them is being said to be true, the other(s) are being offered as reasons for believing the truth of the one.
Ex.It is Monday, Prasarn always wear blue shirt on Monday so Prasarn will be wearing blue shirt today.”
Q: List sentences that make up this argument.
- It is Monday. - Prasarn always wear blue shirt on Monday. - Prasarn will be wearing blue shirt today.
Conclusion: the sentence being said to be true.
Premises: the sentence(s) being offered as reasons for believing the one.
“It is Monday, Prasarn always wear blue shirt on Monday so Prasarn will be wearing blue shirt today.” The conclusion is in green. The premises are in blue.
Sets of sentences that are not arguments might:
a) have no relation at all between them; b) have between them a relation other than that characterizing an argument
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