Philosophy 101
Study questions:  Vaughn, Chapter 2


1.  What is a statement?  Give one (original) example of a statement and one example of a
       non-statement.  What distinguishes the two?

2.  What is an argument?  What are the main parts of an argument, and how are they
       related?

3.  How does Vaughn distinguish between argument and persuasion?  Give an example
       if a case that involves persuading someone of something without argument.

4.  Vaughn stresses that stating a view is not the same thing as making an argument.
       How do they differ?

5.  What is a valid deductive argument?  What is a strong inductive argument?  How
       do they differ?

6.  Try your hand at constructing original examples of arguments with the following forms:
          --modus ponens
          --modus tollens
          --hypothetical syllogism
          --denying the antecedent
          --affirming the consequent
          --enumerative induction
          --analogical induction
          --inference to the best explanation