Phil 347 Week 2 Checkpoint
Briefly state how the text defines “claim.” Reread the section in the text entitled “Two Confusions to Avoid” in Chapter 5. From what you read there, construct a definition of the term “argument” that includes both what the term is, in the context of this chapter, and what it is not. What questions does the text suggest we ask to distinguish conclusions and reasons? What are the component premises are there in the following statement: "If it weren’t for how much it costs and how big it is, I’d buy that TV for our bedroom." Go to the Individual Exercises at the end of Chapter 5 and choose either argument 13 or 16 from the examples. Analyze and map the argument.
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