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Claims are constantly being made, many of which are confusing, ambiguous, too general to be of value, exaggerated, unfalsifiable, and suggest a dichotomy when no such dichotomy exists. Good critical thinking requires a thorough understanding of the claim before attempting to determine its veracity. Good communication requires the ability to make clear, precise, explicit claims, or “strong” claims. The rules of reason in this book provide the framework for obtaining this understanding and ability.
This book / online course is about the the eleven rules of reason for making and evaluating claims. Each covered in detail in the book.
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Basic rule: no valid syllogism can include the word "some."
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answered on Tuesday, Jul 02, 2019 10:32:05 AM by Bill |
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answered on Tuesday, Jul 02, 2019 05:02:16 PM by Bryan |
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I think it's an example of the formal fallacy of the undistributed middle en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fal. . .
One way to spot the fallacy is to reframe the syllogism to force the middle to be distributable All roses are flowers. Some flowers fade quickly. All roses share the property of fading with all flowers Therefore, some roses fade quickly. The offset premise actually anticipates the consequent, but All roses are flowers. Some roses fade quickly. Therefore, some flowers fade quickly. is actually valid and sound |
answered on Tuesday, Jul 02, 2019 06:55:45 PM by DrBill |
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