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One who is a Soprano is Italian. Tony is a Soprano. Therefore, Tony is Italian.
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I'm a little confused, let me know if either of these are wrong...
Lanorris Sellers is a Gamecock, which means it is sufficient that he plays in the SEC. It is not necessary, however, that one who plays in the SEC is a Gamecock, they could be a Bulldog instead. It is, however, necessary that Gamecocks are in the SEC.
Kanye is a rapper, and so it is sufficient that he is a musical artist. Because of this relationship, it is necessary that rappers are artists, but not necessary that all musical artists are rappers.
"I'm hugging you because I miss you."
Isn't this an argument similar to that of Poseidon? Why is it different? There is an act, a conclusion, where the premise of my hugging is that I miss the person. The same notion could be made for Poseidon, who feels a certain way (the conclusion) having a direct cause by the destruction (the premise).
Both lack the persuasive part of an argument other than the general "one does X because Y", answering the simple question of "why". I'm just a little confused on why the context changes in these examples.
All quarterbacks who win a Heisman go to the NFL. Kyle McCord won the national championship but not a Heisman, so he has a lesser chance of going to the NFL than Joe Burrow did, who won both awards.
I could really go for a couple hamburgers right now
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