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Assump & Loopholes

Assumptions & Loopholes

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Assumptions conclusions are supposed to be proven by the premises; if a piece of the conclusion is not mentioned in the premises, chances are the premises aren't proving it 100% true (this is our gap between the premises & the conclusion)
Sufficient Assumption proves the conclusion 100% true; powerful language
Necessary Assumption if the conclusion is true, the necessary assumption must also be true; NAs are the foundation of the argument's house, basic, boring, & obvious
Assumption Chain the sufficient assumption proves the conclusion & the conclusion proves the necessary assumption (guarding against devastating loopholes is the necessary assumption's job)
Loophole the flip side of the necessary assumption (the negated version of the necessary assumptions); it is how you call the author out on their nonsense
Three Commandments of the Loophole the Loophole shalt not negate the premises; the Loophole shalt not negate the conclusion; the Loophole is there & thou shalt figure it out
Dangling Variable new words that appear in the conclusion & not in the premises (if the author does not do the work to connect the premises & the conclusion exactly right, you cannot automatically do it for them)
Secret Value Judgements the author gets judgy in the conclusion (what if that value judgement doesn't have that definition?)
Secret Downsides the author compares two things & says one of them is superior without giving you the full story (what if the argument's preferred option has a big downside?)
Assumed Universal Goals things the author assumes everyone would want (what if they don't want to?)
Created by: jordanneedham
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