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	Arguments and Their Evaluation \| University of Northern Colorado
		A rationally compelling argument is a good argument in the strict sense of the term all of the premises of which are known to be true and for the falsity of the conclusion of which there is no argument that is equally good.
		The goodness of arguments has to do with the goodness of the reasons they contain for thinking that their conclusions are true, not just with the truth of those conclusions.
		The argument consisting of the last two premises and the conclusion is itself a strong inductive argument, and it’s only the presence of this little sub-argument in the larger argument (the one that consists of all seven premises and the conclusion) that makes the larger argument a strong inductive argument.
	www.univnorthco.edu /philosophy/arg.html (8639 words)

	Logical Consequence
		A good argument is one whose conclusions follow from its premises; its conclusions are consequences of its premises.
		Perhaps an argument is valid if it is (metaphysically) impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion to be untrue, valid if — holding fixed the interpretations of premises and conclusion — in every possible world in which the premises hold, so does the conclusion.
		Arguments to a conclusion from no premises whatsoever are those in which the conclusion is true by logic alone.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/logical-consequence (4803 words)

	SL-lec1.html
		An argument is invalid if and only if there is a possible case in which the premises are true and the conclusion is false.
		If the point of using an argument is to convince someone of the truth of the conclusion, then the argument will be a good tool for this only the premises are in fact true.
		There are also arguments in which the premises lend some support to the conclusion even though the arguments are not deductively valid in this sense (that is to say, the truth of the premises does not guarantee the truth of the conclusion).
	spot.colorado.edu /~oddie/tools.html (2792 words)

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		A good argument, we said, is one in which the premises are true and the conclusion follows from them.
		A good argument is one in which (1) the conclusion follows from the premises and (2) the premises are true.
		A good argument is one in which (1) the conclusion follows from the premises either with deductive validity or with inductive strength and (20 the premises are true.
	www.acsu.buffalo.edu /~seh/index2.html (5833 words)

	Validity and Soundness [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
		According to the definition of a deductive argument (see the entry on Deduction and Induction), the author of a deductive argument always intends that the premises provide the sort of justification for the conclusion whereby if the premises are true, the conclusion is guaranteed to be true as well.
		This argument is invalid, and all invalid arguments are unsound.
		It might also be suggested, especially with the first argument, that while (even without the additional premise) there is a necessary connection between the premise and the conclusion, the sort of necessity involved is something other than "logical" necessity, and hence that this argument (in the simple form) should not be regarded as logically valid.
	www.iep.utm.edu /v/val-snd.htm (1351 words)

	Philosophical Terms and Methods
		An equivocation is a bad form of argument where one of the key terms can be understood in two ways, and the plausibility of the argument depends on reading the term differently in different premises.
		A good rule of thumb is the following: if an argument contains a premise or step that would not be accepted by a reasonable person who is initially prone to doubt the argument's conclusion, then the argument begs the question.
		In an argument of this sort, P and R are called "the horns" of the dilemma.
	www.princeton.edu /~jimpryor/general/vocab/goodbad.html (1981 words)

	Legal Fiction
		But this argument doesn’t work for ID. Again, let’s assume for the sake of argument that a human cell is as complex as a modern watch.
		In probably my first good post back in January, I wrote that originalism and its worship of the Framers is a variation of this "decline-from-a-golden-age" view as well (which explains why conservatives are more likely to be originalists - it's consistent with their broader world view).
		Arguments, challenges, and dissent are the foundation of both science and the legal system because they are most efficient way to generate good information upon which to make an informed decision.
	lawandpolitics.blogspot.com /2004_12_01_lawandpolitics_archive.html (16283 words)

	argument from design
		The argument has been criticized for begging the question: it assumes the universe is designed in order to prove that it is the work of a designer.
		The argument also suppresses evidence: for all its beauty and grandeur, the universe is also full of, well, to be delicate, let us say that the universe is also full of nasties.
		Finally, there is a common and popular argument that lists facts about nature that, if they were different, would mean that our planet or life on our planet would not exist.
	skepdic.com /design.html (2065 words)

	Review of Good Reasons
		For those students who have no idea what an argument is, why they should learn to write an argument, or how to go about writing an argument, they can find the answers to all of these questions in Good Reasons.
		Good Reasons is a compact, attractive book that contains pertinent information, readings and assignment suggestions, and it is divided into three main sections.
		Overall, Good Reasons is a useful book because it is easy to understand, and it has concise instructions, marvelous photos and visuals, and text and pictures relating to current issues.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /dept/drwswebb/lore/1_2/goodreasons_jones.htm (890 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Thus fallacious arguments are often divided into two kinds: those that are mistaken because they don't meet the truth-of-reasons requirement (or, virtue), and those that are mistaken because they don't meet the properly-related-to-conclusion requirement (or, virtue).
		Sometimes a simple argument that is fallacious can be expanded into a good argument by the provision of additional reasons; and sometimes it can't be.
		Arguments that fit these two invalid argument forms are considered fallacious, because they each meet the two main requirements for a fallacy: 1) They are commonplace types of reasoning, and 2) they are likely to fool people.
	www.philosophy.eku.edu /Williams/HON102Web/falsec-web.htm (4302 words)

	t a c i t u s \|\| A Good Argument (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The argument is sound, but the timing is not, since evacuation at this point is detrimental to national security.
		And a good chunk of the remainder of the Democratic party aren't on board with it if this administration is the one implementing things.
		The argument of course is that the Bush administration was neither informed nor responsible.
	www.tacitus.org /story/2004/9/17/92847/7373 (8332 words)

	IT Conversations: Clayton Christensen - Capturing the Upside
		In circumstances where products are not good enough to meet customer needs, a company needs to be integrated to improve the product's functionality.
		In circumstances where the product is more than good enough, focused firms can beat competitors with speed, responsiveness and customization.
		He's a good speaker, interspersing his talk with stories while providing an overview of occasionally complex concepts....
	www.itconversations.com /shows/detail135.html (1344 words)

	CGR: Very good argument...
		The Arminian is shut up to admit that it is the natural will of the sinner which improves grace and determines the question of personal salvation; and it is submitted, that such a position makes salvation impossible.
		I'd be interested to see a logical response to this argument from Arminians.
		If the answer would be "yes," then I think the argument applies to your position--how is it possible for us to make use of that grace and "go one better" than grace by itself could, in order to be saved?
	www.christianguitar.org /forums/showthread.php?t=37686 (1163 words)

	GrandPrix.com > News > Is safety a good argument?
		Dennis says that there is not enough time for the cars to be prepared properly and that the loss of telemetry will reduce the opportunity to spot problems before they happen.
		At the same time, however, the argument that the teams need more time to prepare their cars in safety is not a very strong argument.
		The argument is also somewhat undermined by the knowledge that Formula 1 teams pride themselves on their ability to work miracles and to do things quickly and safely.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns08677.html (344 words)

	Ageless Love - How To Judge A Good Argument
		A good hair-pullilng, eye-gouging scrap on Saturday morning TV is fine, but it has no place in academic discourse.
		An argument cannot be built on a premise that simply claims to be true but whose truth is not established.
		One good thing about the war threads,is that it makes the "it's all about ME" syndrom that sometimes people have and lets them know,everything in life is not about them.
	www.agelesslove.com /boards/showthread.php?t=3577 (1282 words)

	Had Enough Yet? -- A BuzzFlash Guest Contribution
		One of them just might take the occasion of your flight to safety to decide that you are in too big a hurry, made too sharp a turn, or just plain look like a good candidate for road kill.
		The real problem is that there is barely a crevice left in American life in which the handgun has not taken root.
		The American gun industry -- one of only two consumer products in America free of federal product health and safety regulation (the other is tobacco) -- has created this nightmare.
	www.buzzflash.com /contributors/04/05/con04189.html (754 words)

	Does Descartes produce any good argument for doubting the deliverances of the senses? Are there any significant ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Coursework and Essays: Uncategorised: Section 3: Does Descartes produce any good argument for doubting the deliverances of the senses?
		If you sign up you could be reading the rest of this essay in under two minutes.
		He imagines that his existence is like being in a dream and attempts to use rational argument to justify this.
	www.coursework.info /i/47637.html (509 words)

	Re: DON'T THINK THIS PART IS A GOOD ARGUMENT
		To call what is good, evil, is indeed one of the highest forms of evil itself, and visa-versa.
		Whomever said that true goodness can be found in the deeds that go unnoticed, because they are done on a smaller scale was so right.
		The saga is still being lived out, just determine to make YOUR very first thought be to do good whenever it is in your power to do it and trust God to multiply it and make of it something amazing for all of us.
	www.rumormillnews.com /cgi-bin/archive.cgi?read=32785 (944 words)

	Speech Transcript - Lisa Brummel, Silicon Valley Speaker Series - Products to Enhance and Simplify Consumers' Lives
		The good news is we decided to make the investment and I think it's an important way of extending what we do.
		That's a place where there is the Web, there's the encyclopedia where you could probably make a pretty good argument that the Internet changed a lot about people's interest in buying an encyclopedia.
		We had the first subscription trial where because we thought it fit within the encyclopedia business it would be a good place to try it.
	www.microsoft.com /presspass/exec/brummel/12-11svss.mspx (8435 words)

	Deliver Us From Evil By Michael Kinsley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Blocking any deeper understanding of the terrorist's mentality and motives cannot be good for the war effort.
		Using the word "evil" to resist any more complex understanding of terrorism is doubly philistine because of what the study of evolutionary psychology is learning about how much of human behavior is hard-wired into our brains.
		What they DO believe is that a critical part of human nature requires dehumanizing of the opponent.
	slate.msn.com /?id=2071148 (1379 words)

	Over Three Hundred Proofs of God’s Existence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		ARGUMENT FROM C.S. Lewis had a lot of good arguments in favor of Christianity...
		ARGUMENT FROM FEELING LOVE ALL AROUND, aka PERCHANCE'S SISTER'S ARGUMENT (V) (1) I can just feel love all around me. I know the world is a good place, that people are essentially good, and that that comes from God.
		ARGUMENT FROM WHAT YEAR IT IS (1) The years of our calendar are dated from the birth of Christ.
	www.godlessgeeks.com /LINKS/GodProof.htm (8042 words)

	CGR: How to make a good argument
		now, of course, the most logical argument is with the Bible, but if he won't accept that how can you argue your point.
		and you can't use the 'then why can't gays and lesbians hav kids together?' argument because he claims it's natures birth control.
		An unbeliever who is heterosexual will go to hell just like an unbeliever who is a homosexual.
	www.christianguitar.org /forums/showthread.php?t=76912 (419 words)

	Gene Expression: Rush Limbaugh: Big Fat Hypocrite
		And the laws are good because we know what happens to people in societies and neighborhoods which become consumed by them.
		It's one thing to be 'unfair' by "defecting" and doing something that you encouraged others to make a sacrifice for the greater good and not do, it's quite another to support punishment for other defectors that is different from the one you accept for your own defection.
		If everyone were a monument of olympian detachment, evaluating arguments without regard to the source, and the people we are discussing actually were making logical arguments, this would be a tenable stance.
	www.gnxp.com /MT2/archives/001144.html (5726 words)

	TAPPED: September 2003 Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tapped supposes it's a good thing that, many months after the incidents in question, with the media finally asking tough questions, the president has decided he wants to "get to the bottom of this." Of course, McClellan's statement is meaningless -- it's the non-denial denial.
		It's good to hear, of course, that administration officials say they'll cooperate with the investigation into who blew the cover of a CIA agent in an act of petty revenge against her husband, Joe Wilson (the former ambassador who exposed the administration's reliance on fraudulent documents in the state of the union address).
		Of course, speaking as good liberals, we wouldn't want to see this done unilaterally, but maybe the international community could be persuaded to help.
	www.prospect.org /weblog/archives/2003/09 (15789 words)

	Aximsite - Who Likes a Good Argument?
		I, for one, often enjoy watching a good debate, it is quite entertaining.
		I also learn quite a lot about different subjects this way and a lot about people.
		My question is, "Is there a forum here that would allow such arguments or debates on various subjects to take place (such as the water cooler)"?
	www.aximsite.com /boards/showthread.php?t=61291 (200 words)

	Jonah Goldberg's Goldberg File on National Review Online
		But the herd laughs its butt off at the maverick who prances around outside the herd right when the wolf pack shows up.
		And we only admire the solo drummer when he's very, very good.
		If all he does is smush around a chicken leg on his drum, we don't applaud, we call a nurse.
	www.nationalreview.com /goldberg/goldberg200401281036.asp (1429 words)

	A good argument for XML - Database Theory
		This is a '1997' argument whose validity is no longer acceptibly spoken
		No, this is an argument that I just made.
		My argument in favor of "XML" or rather hierarchical output, is not
	www.database-forum.com /ftopic14433-0.html (2589 words)

	MyDD :: What You Don't Get About Kerry's Actions 11/3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		All the while, good folks like Black Box Voting and others are busy working to collect evidence and prepare challenges.
		Don't know what it is, but I hope it'll be exciting - in the sense that I hope they are doing it in Fl, NV, and NM etc as well.
		If he is the Senator who brings Bush down, I think he has a good chance of being the next president.
	www.mydd.com /story/2004/11/11/14199/168 (3235 words)

	A good argument for Open Source (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A good argument for Open Source (Fri Oct 24 15:14:22 2003)
		I came across this really good article as to why Open Source software is a safer thing to build your business on.
		It seems that the company AppGen which made some pretty popular accounting software is closing its doors.
	jclement.ca /blog/2003-10-24T15_14_22.html (395 words)

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