2. Standardisation of Arguments PDF

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What is Standardisation?   

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A (semi) formal representation of an argument that shows its claims and structure It identifies the premises and conclusion of the argument, while disregarding all its inessential features It also identifies the evidential relationship between premises and conclusion by a conventional representation

Premise which provide independent support for the conclusion = Convergent premises Premises which work together to provide joint support for the conclusion = Linked premises

Implicit Premises and Conclusions  

As humans, we use common body of knowledge, hence conclusions and premises are left implicit For a good standardisation we have to make them explicit by paraphrasing them into a sensible form and adding them to the argument

Rules for Standardisation   

Fidelity: Am I being faithful to the intent of the argument? Charity: Have I presented the original argument in its best light? Temperance: Have I been balanced in the amount of detail I have included?

Sub-arguments  

In many arguments premises are used to support the main conclusion by giving support to other premises To standardise arguments, we should adopt the following convention: o A Sub-premise which supports premise 1 will be labelled 1.1, 1.2 etc....