Creating Valid or Invalid Arguments

Creating Valid or Invalid Arguments

Modus Ponens Argument

If Alcohol and tobacco are destructive, then they damage the body.

Alcohol and tobacco are destructive

Therefore;

They damage the body

The Fallacy Of Affirming A Disjunct Argument

It’s either going to be rainy or sunny.

The sun is shining,

Therefore,

It won’t be rainy.

Third Argument

If I live in Uganda, then I live in Africa

I do not live in Africa

Therefore

I do not live in Uganda

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Arguments

This activity is about creating valid or invalid arguments. For this discussion, you will need to create three original arguments. Since we are only concerned with the arguments structure, you do not need to develop an argument with true premises or critique someone else’s argument based on whether or not the premises are true.

Come up with two different kinds of arguments of your own from the six kinds of arguments we’ve covered in class (e.g. modus ponens, modus tollens, the fallacy of affirming the consequent, the fallacy of denying the antecedent, disjunctive syllogism, and the fallacy of affirming a disjunct). Label each argument so students can see which kinds of arguments you’ve used.

Then, create a third argument and do NOT label it.