Sunday, March 25, 2012

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Argument 
Example
Argument by Analogy:
  1. X’s has property P.
  1. Y’s are relatively like X’s. 
THEREFORE: Y’s have property P.
Argument by the best explanation:
  1. I observe phenomena Z.
  1. The best explanation for why I would observe phenomena Z is that Y exists.
THEREFORE: Y exists.
Argument by Analogy:
  1. I feel pain when I get stung by  bee.
2)You are relatively like me.
THEREFORE: You must feel pain when you get stung by a bee. 
Argument by the best explanation:
  1. I observe you screaming when you get stung by a bee.
  1. The best explanation for why I observe that behavior in those circumstances is that you have a mind.
THEREFORE: You have a mind.

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