- Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:31 pm
#36424
Hi.
I am just at the beginning of reading the Logical Reasoning Bible. I believe I am probably overthinking things, but I am having difficulty getting past this most basic of points. There is an example that states:
"All Professors are ethical. Mason is a professor. So Mason is ethical."
Then it explains how the first two sentences are Premises and the last sentence is the Conclusion. When I look at the Stimulus, the only thing, for me, that points to the last sentence being the Conclusion is "So." I feel like I could rearrange the sentences in any order and that any of the sentences could be the Conclusion as long as it has the "So" at the beginning.
"All Professors are ethical. Mason is a professor. So Mason is ethical."
"All Professors are ethical. Mason is ethical. So Mason is a professor."
"Mason is ethical. Mason is a professor. So all Professors are ethical."
Could that work? Or am I just completely missing the point.
Thanks.
Michael
I am just at the beginning of reading the Logical Reasoning Bible. I believe I am probably overthinking things, but I am having difficulty getting past this most basic of points. There is an example that states:
"All Professors are ethical. Mason is a professor. So Mason is ethical."
Then it explains how the first two sentences are Premises and the last sentence is the Conclusion. When I look at the Stimulus, the only thing, for me, that points to the last sentence being the Conclusion is "So." I feel like I could rearrange the sentences in any order and that any of the sentences could be the Conclusion as long as it has the "So" at the beginning.
"All Professors are ethical. Mason is a professor. So Mason is ethical."
"All Professors are ethical. Mason is ethical. So Mason is a professor."
"Mason is ethical. Mason is a professor. So all Professors are ethical."
Could that work? Or am I just completely missing the point.
Thanks.
Michael