argumentDefinition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation, search Wikipedia has articles on: Argument See also ArgumentFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In logic, an argument is a set of one or more meaningful declarative sentences (or "propositions") known as the premises along with another meaningful declarative sentence (or "proposition") known as the conclusion. A deductive argument asserts that the truth of the conclusion is a logical consequence of the premises; an inductive argument asserts that the truth of the conclusion is supported by the premises. Deductive arguments are valid or invalid, and sound or not sound. An argument is valid if and only if the truth of the conclusion is a logical consequence of the premises and (consequently) its corresponding conditional is a necessary truth. A sound argument is a valid argument with true premises. Each premise and the conclusion are only either true or false, i.e. are truth bearers. The sentences composing an argument are referred to as being either true or false, not as being valid or invalid; deductive arguments are referred to as being valid or invalid, not as being true or false. Some authors refer to the premises and conclusion using the terms declarative sentence, statement, proposition, sentence, or even indicative utterance. The reason for the variety is concern about the ontological significance of the terms, proposition in particular. Whichever term is used, each premise and the conclusion must be capable of being true or false and nothing else: they are truthbearers. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is one major argument against anarchies that cannot be contradicted? Q. We're doing a debate in our school of New Hampshire and our 3 person group needs an argument against anarchies in order to win. We need an argument that will leave our opponents dumbfounded and unable to answer. Asked by Ben - Tue Oct 23 20:59:47 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Who will mantain order in society without a government? James Madison, one of the founding fathers and early Presidents, said that if men were angels, no government would be necessary. Answered by Walt - Tue Oct 23 21:20:34 2007 What is your position on the argument of the harry potter being the devil thing? Q. i want you to post what side you are on the side saying that harry potter is evil and jk rowling sold her soul to the devil. or the side that says that harry potter is just a good book written by a poor talented woman. (im on this side) also explain why you are on that side i want to learn the different argument for the different sides. Asked by b1izz4rd - Wed Jan 28 19:47:06 2009 - - 24 Answers - 0 Comments A. the people who hate harry potter for religious reasons are utterly confused Harry potter isnt all about magic and spells It is mainly the idea of the battle of right and wrong Harry defeats evil I think God would definitely approve and if people are that scared that their relationship with God will be conflicted because of a book, then obviously their relationship wasnt that strong to begin with Answered by Roxy - Sat Jan 31 14:49:25 2009 What's a great way to win an argument even when your completely wrong?
Q. I see people do it all the time. They are absolutely completely wrong but they manage to win an argument, get people to follow them, and manage to be rich and powerful even when they are completely wrong. Of course the people who follow them will suffer the most when they find out but the one who wins the arguments always wins. It looks like people in politics are especially good at this so this could be a good section. Asked by Victor - Fri Aug 28 15:32:12 2009 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments A. The best way I've seen is to "do it for the children!" No matter what it is. Gun control? Think about the children! Gay marriage? Think about the children! Smoking bans in strip clubs? Think about the children! It's a blatant appeal to emotion, but it's a cornerstone of politics. Everybody likes kids, right? And nobody wants to see kids hurt, right? So the first one to couch his argument in terms of being good for children wins, no matter how ridiculous and stupid and wrong the argument is. Because if it's good for kids, and you don't support it, then you're a sick twisted monster. If you want to blatantly strip away the rights of adults, simply apply your argument to children. "It's not about you, you rotten egotistical… [cont.] Answered by Bigsky_52 - Fri Aug 28 16:14:25 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "argument"  news.avn.com Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:47:35 GMT+00:00 AVN News (press release) ... largely an expansion of the argument Lee set forth in an interview with AVN just after Judge Baylson's Memorandum of Dismissal was filed in late July. ...  ajc.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:59:36 GMT+00:00 Atlanta Journal Constitution Stegall was shot and killed Saturday night following an argument at his father's Decatur residence. A "drug-related altercation" broke out between two ...  truth-out.org Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:41:56 GMT+00:00 truthout Their argument is that we are having economic problems because we haven't cut taxes enough and the government is stifling job creation, so we should let the ... Nonsense About GOP Women The Phoenix (blog) May the best economic policy win Los Angeles Times From Google News Search: "argument"  genevegagne.ch 319px x 632px | 191.50kB [source page] ne seront plus accessibles au public pour les raisons de securite evoquees ci dessus prevalant egalement pour l ensemble des organisations internationales presentes a Geneve Une enceinte discrete epousant le batiment sans privation d acces aux espaces publics Fermez le detail From Yahoo Image Search: "argument"  scotusblog.com Eliza Presson hu, 24 Apr 2008 20:30:36 GM Argument. Recap: MetLife v. Glenn. The MetLife v. Glenn (06-923) wiki page has been updated to include Stanford student Barbara Thomas's recap of oral . argument. . MetLife was the first case argued yesterday. ... From Google Blog Search: "argument" |
