Saturday, March 26, 2011

3 potential problems with an argument

Peter Kreeft suggests these 3 possibilities to watch out for in an argument

  1. The terms may be ambiguous: their meaning may not be clear.
  2. The premises may be false: you can prove anything from false premises.
  3. The logic may not be tight enough: you may not really prove your conclusions.
Citation: I'm not sure where exactly I heard this, but in my journal I simply note that it was Peter Kreeft that I got it from...so go and listen to all of his great talks that are available here.

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