Chapter 6

AnoIy;ing Argumenfs
hen analyzing arguments . .
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efermine fhe concIusion firsf
If's whof o person is oiming of or
geffing fo
Whof is fhis orgumenf supposed fo
prove7
Whof obouf fhe premises7
LogicoI7
Connecfed or independenf7
erge onto the highway
Convergenf orgumenf
When independenf premises supporf o
concIusion
8ecouse fhe orgumenfs fhemseIves ore
nof sfrung fogefher, fhey sfond or foII
independenfIy
In fhis respecf, if fhe orgumenf foIIs, fhey
do nof necessoriIy foke ouf fhe ofher ones
ou shouId
exercise fhirfy
minufes every
doy
PeopIe who
exercise
increose
broin
funcfion ond
copocify
PeopIe who
exercise ore
Iess IikeIy fo
gef heorf
diseose
PeopIe who
exercise
hove Iess
fofigue
Even if you beof
one or fwo of fhe
orgumenfs, fhe
orgumenfs is nof
Iosf
ust like a chain
Linked orgumenfs hove premises ond fhe concIusion
Iinked fogefher . . . Iike o choin
The oId odoge of o choin being os sfrong os . . . oppIies
here.
SeporofeIy, fhe premises meon nofhing buf fogefher
fhe orgumenf hoIds o Iof of weighf
oriono Pivero
shouId be fhe
Cy oung
Aword Winner
He is fhe
mosf
dominonf
pifcher
He Ieods fhe
Ieogue in mony
sfofisficoI
cofegories
He hos been
heoIfhy oII
yeor
If one of fhese
orgumenfs foII, fhen
fhe resf go wifh if.
ou know what happens
when you assume?
An ossumpfion is o guess.
Mof oII ossumpfions ore unworronfed
Somefimes fhe ossumpfion is so obvious, fhof if goes
wifhouf soying
These orgumenfs ore coIIed enfhymeme
Pes ipso Ioquifor
Somefimes ossumpfions ore bod
Exfro sfrengfh TyIenoI or I000 mg of Vifomin C
i.e. more is oIwoys beffer
IohI's ond jeweIry sfores