RE: Colorado parents of transgender 1st-grader file complaint over restroom ban
March 5, 2013 at 6:33 pm
A sound argument is one in which the premises are true and the argument is valid. For an argument to be valid, there has to be no way that the conclusion can be true if the premises are false. When you have this and the premises are true, you have a sound argument. You can make the assumption that the conclusion is true based on this, but the "inference being true" is not a prerequisite for a sound argument. Boring.
I never said function should always be followed. That would go something like:
1. The function of the gender specific restrooms is to separate people by genitalia
2. Function should always be followed
Therefore, gender specific restrooms should stand
You added the second premise. I did not assert that. I gave my opinion that this particular function is helpful and have stated why I feel that way. That it went soaring over your head is not my problem.
I never said function should always be followed. That would go something like:
1. The function of the gender specific restrooms is to separate people by genitalia
2. Function should always be followed
Therefore, gender specific restrooms should stand
You added the second premise. I did not assert that. I gave my opinion that this particular function is helpful and have stated why I feel that way. That it went soaring over your head is not my problem.
