Defining Philosophy
This is what I call any deceitful means of persuasion that we do not sign up for.
What is propaganda?
Deductive arguments are arguments such that the premises have this relationship to the conclusion.
What is "the premises guarantee/necessarily lead to the conclusion?"
While we judge an inductive argument by degrees of strength, we judge a deductive argument as either this or not this.
What is a valid argument? (I'll take sound, too)
This type of person doesn't care about whether the statements that this person says are true or false. All that matters is that this person has persuaded others.
Who is a bullshitter?
In this type of argument, no matter how strong it is, it is still possible to have true premises and a false conclusion.
What is an inductive argument?
The following argument is either inductive or deductive: "I noticed that when I come into a classroom and do the "floss" dance in front of the students, students tend to have my attention. It's probably a good idea to do the "floss" dance every class.
What is inductive?
This thinker claimed that we should never ever lie.
Who is Kant?
Here is the conclusion to the following argument: "If I teach philosophy, I will offend somebody. I did not offend anybody on Sunday. Therefore, I did not teach philosophy on Sunday."
What is, "I did not teach philosophy on Sunday?"
The following is a deductive or inductive argument: "I will make 15 Roblox a day as part of the builder's club. I need 100 Roblox. So, I will need to wait 7 days to get there."
What is deductive?
After a lot of solitude during the pandemic, inquiry into our experience can lead to the following fundamental questions (hitting philosophy)?
What is ...(response may differ)
Create both a lie of commission and a lie of omission to answer my question: "Did you study for the exam last night?"
Answer differs...
The following is this type of argument (deductive or inductive): "If I teach philosophy, I will offend somebody. I did not offend anybody on Sunday. Therefore, I did not teach philosophy on Sunday."
What is deductive?
"I have seen three dogs in my lifetime, and they were all yappy. Therefore, all dogs are probably yappy." This is a way to try to improve my argument...
What is to meet or research on more dogs, and see if they too are yappy (this would confirm my generalization--not prove it!), or show one that isn't (which would actually refute it)?
These are distinctions between philosophy and science (or philosophy and religion). (Covered in class)
What is:
Science vs Philosophy: Philosophy is more abstract, although similarly rigorous
Religion vs Philosophy: Philosophical claims require rational justification, while religious claims may not (even though both ask similar questions, religion's other forms of justification allow it to answer more of them)
Here is an example of somebody acting on a belief without justification that brings danger to themselves and others in normal day-to-day circumstances.
differs...
Here are two major differences between induction and deduction
(1) Deduction has all of the information to draw the conclusion, while induction makes a bit of a leap.
(2) With deduction, the proper argument is such that the premises guarantee the conclusion.
(3) While inductive arguments can be improved such that they are stronger and stronger, deductive arguments are simply valid or invalid (or sound and unsound).
Use two fallacies to convince me to quit my job and go back to doing lawn maintenance for a living.
What is ...