Question 2 Explain: There is a gap between descriptive premises and a normative conclusion The premises of an argument o
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Question 2 Explain: There is a gap between descriptive premises and a normative conclusion The premises of an argument o
Question 2 Explain: There is a gap between descriptive premises and a normative conclusion The premises of an argument ought to Blank 1 the conclusion so that you can infer that the conclusion is true when the premises are Blank 2. But Blank 3 premises only state the facts (what is the case) and not whether the facts are good or bad (what ought to be the case), so it is possible for the descriptive premises of the argument to be true while the normative judgment about those facts which is expressed in the conclusion is Blank 4. This means there is an inferential Blank 5, called the normative gap, in any argument which has a normative conclusion but only descriptive premises. Blank 1 Words: argument, conclusion, deny, descriptive, expressed, facts, false, gap, good, infer, inferential, judgment, normative, ought, possible, premises, state, support, true Blank 2 Blank 3 Blank 4 Add your answer Add your answer Add your answer 4 OF 4 QUESTIONS REMAINING Add your answer 1.25 Points Blank 5 Add your answer Question 3 1.25 Points