October 2-8 Q1

One of the topics I found interesting in Chapter 6 was Compound Claims and their use of “or” for reasoning purposes.

In Epstein’s chapter 6, “Compound Claims” the author talks about the use of “or” as a good word that sticks two or more claims together. The idea is that the claims need to both be true in order to be a compound claim.

For Example:

“I can trade you money or we can trade for food.”

This is a compound claim because I am not making two claims about what should be done. The conclusion of this claim is me doing only one thing. Not two. This makes the words a compound claim.

Also, the utilization of “or”

There needs to be no possibly way that the claims cannot hold truth-value together. Both claims need to work and support what you are trying to do.

A Contradictory of a Claim is the opposite of a Claim.

For Example:

Kyle plays video games till 10:30 am.

`Contradictory: Kyle doesn’t play video games till 10:30am.