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How to Argue - Philosophical

Reasoning: Crash Course
Philosophy #2
Created @February 24, 2021 10:12 AM

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Arguments
Learning about arguments and strong reasoning will not only make you a better
philosopher, it'll also set you up to be a more persuasive person. Someone who people
can listen to. Someone who's convincing

Tripartite Soul
Plato believed that we all have what he called a tripartite soul - what you might think of
as your "self". or your psyche, divided into three parts

Rational/Logical - seeks truth and is swayed by facts and arguments

Spirited/Emotional - how feelings fuel your actions

Appetitive/Physical Desires - drives you to eat, have sex, and protect yourself

Premise
Premises form the structure of your argument. They offer evidence for your belief, and
you can have as many premises as you like, as long as they support your conclusion

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 which is the thing you actually believe

Deductive Argument
The main rule of deductive argument is if your premises are true then your conclusion
must true
What's great about deductive arguments is that truth of the premises must lead to the
truth of the conclusion

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