This seems an invalid syllogism, is it? Life begins at conception...Abortion is murder...therefore Murder is wrong.
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This seems an invalid syllogism, is it? Life begins at conception...Abortion is murder...therefore Murder is wrong.
Answers
1Yes, it is invalid.
X begins at Y.
A is B.
B is C.
It's is wrong in so many ways. Be careful you are not strawmanning anyone. This seems too ridiculous for any one to have actually made this argument.
I have heard:
P1. Human life begins at conception.
P2. Unjustified killing of a human life is murder.
P3. Abortion is unjustified killing of a human life.
C. Abortion is murder.
This makes more sense, but of course, one can argue with any of the premises.
X begins at Y.
A is B.
B is C.
It's is wrong in so many ways. Be careful you are not strawmanning anyone. This seems too ridiculous for any one to have actually made this argument.
I have heard:
P1. Human life begins at conception.
P2. Unjustified killing of a human life is murder.
P3. Abortion is unjustified killing of a human life.
C. Abortion is murder.
This makes more sense, but of course, one can argue with any of the premises.
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