FOURTEEN.

Week 7, Q. 1

Chapter 6 and 2 things I learned.

Chapter 6 was all about explaining how some claims are made up of other claims. This chapter focused on the "or" claim and conditionals. The chapter also explained how it is common for many people to make mistakes on these valid compund claims by using things like false dilemmas and slippery slopes.

The two things I learned were the "or" claim and conditionals.
The "or" claim is also called a compound claim because it is made of other claims, but is only viewed as one. For example, a compound claim can be one like this: "Today we'll go shopping at the mall or go out to eat." This claim is not saying that they will ONLY go shopping, or ONLY go to eat, nor is it saying that they will do both. The single claim here is that they will go out to do something.
A conditional claim is one where it is written as an "if...then..." But there are many ways to be contradictory in this way of claims. An example of this is "If you do well at dance practice, then you'll get to go to the competition this weekend." This is a single claim here, because it isnt saying that both will happen, rather, it's saying IF you do well at dance practice, THEN you'll be able to compete. It's a conditional promise only to be granted if practice goes well.