Chapter 9

  • Lecture 9.4: Dilemmas

    Many people call any hard practical question a dilemma, but actually a dilemma is a very well-defined type of advanced deductive argument. Here’s what you need to know about them.

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  • Now that we know about enthymemes–arguments with fewer than two lines–let’s learn how to string many syllogisms together into polysyllogisms.

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  • Lecture 9.1: Enthymemes

    Time to leave the shallow end of the pool! With enthymemes–one of the most effective forms of argument, according to Aristotle–we begin our study of advanced deductive arguments.

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