This video covers four different argument forms that have a conditional statement as one premise. Two of these forms are valid (Modus Ponens and Modus Tollens), while the other two are invalid (Affirming the Consequent and Denying the Antecedent). In order to demonstrate the structure of these argument forms, as well as the utility of being able to identify them, I explain the meaning of conditional statements and consider two cases where the logical errors of affirming the consequent or denying the antecedent was committed.
0:00 – What is an argument form?
4:54 - The Structure and Meaning of Conditionals
19:47 - Modus Ponens and Affirming the Consequent
29:19 - Case Study: City of Green Ridge v. Kreisel
37:42 - Modus Tollens and Denying the Antecedent
45:34 - Case Study: Alan Turing and Artificial Intelligence
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Conditionals, Modus Ponens, and Modus Tollens
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philosophyintroduction to philosophylogicinferenceargumentconditionalsconditional statementsconditional propositionsmodus ponensmodus tollensaffirming the consequentdenying the antecedentalan turingartificial intelligencemachine thinkingcomputing machinery and intelligencethe turing testthe imitation gameargument from informality of behavior
