Weston_Arguments - summary

Biased sources are (JN)

Expressing a series of connected ideas in a similar form =

In a valid deductive argument, if the premises are true, the conclusion must be...

An argument by analogy

"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise"=example of

Definitions are important because they help us to organize our thoughts

Modus ponens: if p then q. Not q. therefore not p. (JN)

If P, then Q/Not-P.Therefore not-Q

When you avoid abstract, vague, and general terms, you are... (KS)

The best sources are

Generalizations about larger sets of things require picking out a represenative sample.

If your premises are weak, your ____ will be weak.

An "indicator" of a premise would be (JN)

Arguments from authority require that you

When stating a premise, you should (be) (AK)

Analogies cannot be used in arguments

Premises in an argument are

If p, then q. P therefore q. (AK)

You should always check your sources. Ch.4

The conclusion of a valid deductive argument only makes clear what is already in the premises (Ch6)

Counter examples (check all)

Sources do not have to be qualified

Valid arguments are just properly formed deductive arguments

Properly formed deductive arguments are called: (DR)

What is Weston's rule #3 about premises?

Counterexamples are ones that disprove your thesis

Arguments by analogy require relevant similarities

The evidence for a claim about causes is usually a correlation—a regular association—between two events

Which do we want? (Emma)

What is a concluding paragraph?

If premises cannot be supported, then the argument is... (JN)