Edwina, List: ET: The format of the argument may be logical but its conclusion may be irrelevant; i.e., it may be logical but its content may be false.
Of course--just like every scientific hypothesis. Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 2:41 PM, Edwina Taborsky <tabor...@primus.ca> wrote: > As you say, it's not a secure claim. The format of the argument may be > logical but its conclusion may be irrelevant; i.e., it may be logical but > its content may be false. > > Since abduction operates [as Jerry pointed out] in the format of the > Fallacy of Affirming the Consequent, then, no matter how logical the > format, the content of the conclusion might be due to other factors than > the major premise. > > Every time it rains, my lawn is wet. > My lawn is wet > Therefore, it rained. > > Edwina >
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