The Power of Logic Chapter 2: Identifying Arguments

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The argument in this example is subject to some interpretive difficulties. Whereas Dr. Deaton understands (1) to be a further conclusion drawn from (4), it would also be reasonable to think (1) is just a restatement of (4) in which case there are really only three total claims to diagram in this problem. Furthermore, whereas Dr. Deaton understands (2) and (3) to be dependent premises for (4), it would also be reasonable to think that (2)--together with the implicit assumption that Egypt is a UAE rival--is actually being offered as a reason to believe to (3). These sorts of interpretive difficulties often arise when arguments are not precisely stated as often happens in "the real world." I try to make the diagramming problems I give to my students especially precise to avoid this sort of thing. My approach allows students to focus solely on identifying the premise/conclusion relationships in precisely written arguments without the messiness of interpretation; the downside to my approach is that the arguments I give students are "artificial" as compared to the messy ones they encounter in the real world. It's hard to know which approach is best. To each his own; I also don't wear blazers in my backyard. (This comment was solicited by Dr. Deaton.)

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