Logics Part 1: In a Republican
presidential debate, Senator Marco Rubio said, "For the life
of me, I don't know why we have stigmatized vocational training. Welders make
more money than philosophers. We need more welders and less philosophers."
Examine Senator Rubio's statement and write a short assessment of it. What are
the argument's premises (including hidden premises, if any) and conclusion? Is the
argument deductive or inductive? Is it valid/invalid, strong/weak, sound/unsound,
or cogent/uncogent?
Please number your premises and separate them from the conclusion. Please do
this in all areas of the course where you are asked to produce an argument (essays
and discussions). Example:
1. All cats are friendly.
2. Sasha is a cat.
Therefore, Sasha is friendly.