📋 A Little Bit of Logic
Chapter 2 A Little Bit of Logic | Philosophical Ethics
John Tenniel, “Alice meets Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum” ‘Contrariwise,’ continued Tweedledee, ‘if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.’ -Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass Logic is the formal study of reasoning – the attempt to justify or provide evidence for claims or beliefs.
this article was highly entertaining and informative to read. I never knew how many different ways there were to define an argument. I liked how the article went over the different terminologies on how an argument is defined as or what one could be.
yeah, I agree. when I’m in an argument I don’t usually think about what type of argument ill be debating about. even after this article I don’t think I would be strategizing on the type of argument, instead I’m going to get right to the point.
I agree with this, I never sit and think deeply about my arguments. It was interesting and gave good information on how to define what type of argument you are in which I never know that this was even a thing.
I noticed that right away too when reading, defiantly the most important part of this reading was summed up when the author defined all the different ways argue. This opened my eyes too many interactions I have had in the past and how they relate and also I agree. I never really break down and examine an argument.
A lengthy but highly informative article. The structures of such concepts (arguments, reasoning, validity) is important to learn in-depth as it adjust theories based on types of evidence, knowledge, etc. I am also grateful to understand a philosopher’s stance on what an “argument” actually is. It is true that not all arguments are equally persuasive but it is grounding to come to terms with the nuts and bolts of reliable ways of evaluating theories and arguments by validating them.
I liked reading this article about philosophical arguments. I took a class last semester called creative problem solving in ethics where we had to form our own arguments on current issues using a clear premises and conclusion and, of course, never including the words belief or opinion. Now that I have learned the importance of forming evidence-based arguments I understand why many philosophers disagree with the use of rhetoric and feel that it leaves too much room for the spread of misinformation.
This was a bit of a longer article but I truly enjoyed it because as someone who is planning on going into the field of law I still have not been taught anything about the different kinds of arguments. It also interesting to learn the reasoning a philosopher has on what an argument it is, especially because I have currently been reading Plato’s writings of Socrates and it gave me a better understanding of how Socrates thought. Socrates believed that an argument was made up of a set of facts and he always spoke intelligently and eloquently and I believe it is the reason why many people disliked him. He would oftentimes make people look foolish just because they thought and spoke of subjects as if they knew more than they actually did. He paved the path for justice and showed people why it was important for “innocent until proven guilty” to be a thing.
This article was very interesting to me and I really enjoyed reading it. Before reading this article, I had no idea that there were so many different definitions of the word argument. When I’m arguing with someone, I never think about what type of argument it is; I just know I’m arguing with someone and it’s as simple as that. The biggest thing I got out of this article is that when you’re arguing with someone, you should follow these two basic rules: 1) have good reasons for your fundamental beliefs, and 2) adjust your theories to the evidence. These two rules are very important because you need to have good reasons for your statements, and you need to be able to back up your evidence.
What I found interesting about this article was how informative it was on how to define an argument. I did not think that this much thought and creativity can be spread within something as simple as an argument.
Focusing on the Animals and Ethics portion I agree with the last portion of the argument. Animals do deserve the most respect and surely do have feelings/souls. I think this is even more clear in today’s society because you see so many videos on social media with all these animals doing such cute and intelligent things. This argument was very close to home because over the past few years I have been focusing on this respect for animals by using/consuming fewer animal products. There are so many healthier alternatives that help the animals in so many ways.