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§1.1. Propositions | §1.1. Propositions | ||
Before we discuss arguments in earnest, it will be helpful to say a bit about propositions, which are the smaller units of thought from which arguments are composed. A proposition is the sort of thought that is capable of being true or false, believed or disbelieved, and asserted or denied. Such thoughts are asserted by declarative sentences. | Before we discuss arguments in earnest, it will be helpful to say a bit about propositions, which are the smaller units of thought from which arguments are composed. A proposition is the sort of thought that is capable of being true or false, believed or disbelieved, and asserted or denied. Such thoughts are asserted by declarative sentences. | ||
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| | |1. Healthy grass is green. | ||
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Revision as of 09:09, 9 August 2022
§1.1. Propositions
Before we discuss arguments in earnest, it will be helpful to say a bit about propositions, which are the smaller units of thought from which arguments are composed. A proposition is the sort of thought that is capable of being true or false, believed or disbelieved, and asserted or denied. Such thoughts are asserted by declarative sentences.
| 1. Healthy grass is green. | Apple |
| Bread | Pie |
| Butter | Ice cream |
- 7. Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States.
3. Twice two is four. :: 8. Either Trump or a Democrat will win the 2020 election.
4. Twice two is five. :: 9. Donald Trump should be impeached.
- 5. Many diseases are caused by bacteria. :: 10. Hillary Clinton would have been an awful president.