Notes on Introduction to Logic -- Phil A101

William Jamison - Instructor

Lecture 3:

(Under construction the following are from another book)

CHAPTER 2

Informal Analysis of Arguments 65

2.1 Inferences and Arguments 65

Exercises 67 (This is the first exercise in the first test)

2.2 The Logical Sense of 'Argument' 70

Exercises 71

2.3 Premises and Conclusions 72

Exercises 74

2.4 Problems in Recognizing Intended Arguments 75

Exercises 77

2.5 Supplying Missing Statements 78

Taking an excursion to “The Inn.” What came first: the short version or the long? It seems most people think immediately that the long version came first and our collective memory has left us with the short version only. Why is that the case?

2.6 Deductive and Inductive Arguments 80

Exercises 83

2.7 Criteria for Good Arguments 92

Exercises 93

2.8 Dealing with Enthymemes 94

Exercises 96

2.9 Complex Argument Structures 96

2.10 Analyzing Sample Arguments 100

2.11 Some Basic Elements of Argument Analysis 107

Exercises 108

Summary 110

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