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- Thu Dec 19, 2024 1:00 pm
#111141
I'm having a bit of an issue regarding a difference in my list of premises vs. the ones provided in the book. This is because it specifically asks for premises in support of the conclusion, which in my mind precludes counter-premises.
In particular, in Drill #1, the first premise is technically a counter-premise, so is it still counted as a normal premise?
In Drill #3, the first premise is purely informational, so I don't deem it as being in support of the conclusion.
In Drill #4, the clause "even though..." is a counter-premise, but the answer key makes no note of this, simply including it in the premise structure.
In Drill #5, I though "although attacks on humans are documented" was a counter-premise, with the clause "they are rare" being the premise responding to it, but the answer key simply lists them together as one premise.
In short, I have three main questions: (1) do counter-premises and additional premises still count as "normal" premises, (2) do informational premises still count as premises in favor of conclusion, and (3) am I simply identifying counter-premises where there isn't any??
Please help!!
In particular, in Drill #1, the first premise is technically a counter-premise, so is it still counted as a normal premise?
In Drill #3, the first premise is purely informational, so I don't deem it as being in support of the conclusion.
In Drill #4, the clause "even though..." is a counter-premise, but the answer key makes no note of this, simply including it in the premise structure.
In Drill #5, I though "although attacks on humans are documented" was a counter-premise, with the clause "they are rare" being the premise responding to it, but the answer key simply lists them together as one premise.
In short, I have three main questions: (1) do counter-premises and additional premises still count as "normal" premises, (2) do informational premises still count as premises in favor of conclusion, and (3) am I simply identifying counter-premises where there isn't any??
Please help!!
