PHIL 347 Quiz 1 |Complete Questions with A+ Graded Answers

PHIL 347 Quiz 1 |Complete Questions with A+ Graded
Answers
purpose of analysis
find the speakers meaning
first step is to find the speaker's conclusion and premises
argument
*-two or more declarative statements, at least one of which serves as evidence to
support the truth or probable truth of the other.
-not a quarrel, or a disagreement or a debate.
claim
refers to the statement that the maker of the argument is seeking to show is true or
probably true, the conclusion
Reason or premise
statement(s) that provides the evidence
conclusion
claim that is supported by evidence
"I won't pass this course (conclusion claim) because I haven't studied (reason)"
example of claim/conclusion and premise
What constitutes a claim?
-statement that says something has happened, will happen, is happening or ought to
happen.
-Questions are not claims.
-exclamations are not claims
-"herbert is a man"

ONLY DECLARATIVE SENTENCES CAN SERVE AS CLAIMS, WHETHER THOSE
CLAIMS ARE STATED AS REASONS OR AS CONCLUSIONS
two components of an argument
conclusion, premises