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- Business, Philosophy
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This quiz covers decision making in business, with questions on arguments, premises, conclusions, and evaluating arguments. It is useful for PHL320 students studying Chapter 2.
What's inside
- Arguments and their components
- Evaluating arguments with unstated premises
- Separate and non-separate arguments
- Validity, soundness, and strength of arguments
- Premise and conclusion indicators
Who it is for: Students taking the PHL320 course. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Business decision making involves arguments. Students learn how to identify and evaluate arguments in business.
What is an argument
An argument has premises and a conclusion. Arguments can have unstated premises or conclusions.
Evaluating arguments
Students learn how to evaluate arguments with unstated premises. They learn how to evaluate separate and non-separate arguments.
Types of arguments
Arguments can be deductive or inductive. Deductive arguments are valid or invalid. Inductive arguments are relatively strong or weak.
Premise and conclusion indicators
Students learn which words indicate premises and which indicate conclusions. They learn how to diagram arguments.
Key terms
- argument
- A set of statements including premises and a conclusion.
- deductive argument
- An argument that is valid or invalid.
- inductive argument
- An argument that is relatively strong or weak.
- valid
- A deductive argument that gives grounds for accepting the conclusion.
- sound
- A deductive argument that is valid and has all true premises.
- premise indicator
- A word that points to the claim or claims given as reasons for accepting the conclusion.
Questions this document helps with
- What is the difference between a deductive and an inductive argument?
- How do you evaluate an argument with unstated premises?
- What words indicate the conclusion of an argument?
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