Premises and Conclusions
A premise that describes the world through the senses is known as
Descriptive or Argumentative: "My laptop is 70% made of electronics and 30% made of water. Humans are also 70% made of electronics and 30% made of water."
What is descriptive?
Describe how you evaluate an empirical premise with a true premise test:
What is plausible and easily verifiable?
Name the Fallacies: “A recent Ipsos poll claims that 52% of Americans approve of Biden’s presidency. They support this claim with a survey in which 1,004 Americans aged 18+ from the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii were interviewed online in English. The sample includes 437 Democrats, 375 Republicans, and 102 independents.”
What is Hasty Generalization?
All dogs are cute, and my dog's name is Stacy, therefore Stacy is cute.
What is deductive?
Name the kind of premises: Stacy must be in either Rome or India right now. Marvin told me that she is not in Rome, therefore she must be in India.
What is empirical and testimonial?
Name the Sample: "A line chart shows that the mean temperature increased steadily from 1955 to 2000 in the United States, Europe, and Antarctica. This shows that the global mean temperature probably also increased steadily during that time."
What is United States, Europe, and Antarctica?
Name how you determine the proper form test for statistical arguments.
What is sufficiently representative?
Name the Fallacy: “During the spring semester of 2013, 89% of 1,000 college students surveyed said that statistical arguments were their favorite type of argument. 89% of all college students would say that statistical arguments are their favorite type of argument.”
What is Hasty Generalization?
"How old is my daughter? Well, she was born in 2000, and the year is 2021, so she has to be 21. Right, Stacy?"
What is deductive?
Name the Premises: Either my girlfriend is watching Bridgerton or she is on the phone with me right now. My tech guy at AT&T told me she is on the phone with me, therefore she is not watching Bridgerton.
What is empirical and statement by experts?
Name the Target: "Stacy has an ancestry that traces back to Ireland. Ireland had over 90% of the populus die from the potato famine. Stacy has a 90% chance of having an ancestor die in the potato famine."
What is Stacy's ancestry?
Name how you determine the True Premises and Proper Form Test for Analogical Arguments.
True Premise Test: Does the author and audience's views on the imaginary case align?
Proper Form: Are their more relevant similarities than relevant dissimilarities?
Name the Fallacy: Surveys show that moviegoers do not support gun control. After they had seen a violent movie, 95% of 1,000,000 moviegoers said they would support gun control policies.
What is Biased Questions?
Let me tell you I've met about 5,000 Stacy's in my life, and they all were just so nice!
What is inductive?
Name the kind of Propositional Argument: "If my cat is inside then I am mad or sad. I am mad, therefore I am not sad and my cat is inside"
What is denying an inclusive disjunct?
Name the conclusory feature: “Eating pork is immoral. Pigs are just as smart, cute, and playful as dogs and dolphins. Nobody would consider eating those animals. So why are pigs any different?”
Explain whether the following argument passes or fails TP and PF: "A study showed that 50% of Irish people liked bolabagool, therefore, 50% of all Europeans might like bolabagool."
What is fails TP and PF?
Name the Fallacy: “The level of mercury in seafood may be unsafe, but what will fishers do to support their families?”
What is Red Herring?
My cat is getting pretty old, and most cats die at the age of 14. Therefore, my cat will die soon.
What is inductive?
What is the Statements by Experts test known as? Name the Individual Branches.
What is CLEAR? Appropriate Credentials, Reliability, Area of Expertise, Expert Consensus, and Bias.
Name the Analogue: “The universe is a complex system like a watch. We wouldn't think that a watch can come about by accident. Something so complicated must have been created by someone. The universe is a lot more complicated, so it must have been created by a being who is a lot more intelligent.”
Does the following argument pass or fail TP and PF: "A survey of 90,000 students in high school found that 52% used drugs. Therefore, 52% of kids under 18 have used drugs."
What is Passes TP and Fails PF?
Name the Fallacy: “People who do not support my buying of a yacht hate poor people”
What is Easy Target?
“A line chart shows that the global mean temperature increased steadily by 65% from 1955 to 2000. This shows that the mean temperature for the United States, Europe, and Antarctica probably also increased by 65% steadily during that time.”
What is inductive?