Difference between revisions of "A Prioris"

Logical a prioris comprise another type of a priori. These use syllogisms to prove the resolution true (there are very few arguments that could be categorized as solely negative logic a prioris as most fall into the category of permissibility triggers). For instance, condo (short for conditional) logic is a common affirmative a priori. The condo logic argument is something like:<blockquote>Take any conditional, for example "if it's raining, then I will use an umbrella." In the case where it is raining, it is certain that I will take an umbrella. However, if it's not raining, it doesn't matter if I take an umbrella or not because in either case I wouldn't be violating the conditional. Thus, if the antecedent (the first part of the conditional. In this case, "if it's raining") is false, then the statement will always be true. You can apply this rule to the conditional "if the aff is winning, then they get the ballot." Even if the antecedent is false (so even if the aff is losing) then you still vote aff because the conditional is still true.</blockquote>This is the type of logical syllogism that can appear as an a priori. Spoiler alert: there will always be some sort of faulty logic in these types of arguments.