![]() ![]() If I claimed to be something immortal, like an angel, then the premise ‘I am a human’ would be false. It is valid because there is no possible circumstance where if it is true that I am human, and if it is also true that all humans will eventually die, that there will be a case where I will not eventually die. ![]() Let’s consider the argument mentioned in the first post explaining arguments: It should be noted when testing an argument’s validity, we do not need to know whether the premises are actually true (that comes later!), we only need to know if the premises are true, then the conclusion has to be true as well. There cannot be any circumstance where all the premises are true, but the conclusion turns out to be false. If the argument is invalid, then we cannot know the conclusion.Īn argument is valid when if all of the premises are true, then the conclusion has to be true as well. The way we can see if the conclusion is true, is to check to see if the argument is valid. Or in other words, we need to know that the conclusion is true. When we give arguments, the reasons, or premises we give need to support the conclusion. The Philosophy of Weight Cutting in Mixed Martial Arts: Is it “Legal Cheating”?.Reflections of a primary school ethics teacher.Book review: Give them an argument: logic for the left.Chapter review: Pauline Hanson’s One Nation: Right-Populism in a Neoliberal world.Just pointing out fallacies is lazy philosophy.A great way to get kids into philosophy? Get them into video games, especially RPGS.Facebook’s ambition into AI: What are the philosophical implications?.Mixed Martial Arts or Mixed Martial Science? The nature of MMA as a fighting sport.Follower’s question: How should I explain what is philosophy to kids?.Cloud’s hypocrisy: A thought experiment on climate change activismĬomments on literature/media/Follower’s questions. ![]()
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