Q&A

Can you use facts to prove an opinion?

Can you use facts to prove an opinion?

Either way you’re using facts to create evidence but to prove an opinion, facts aren’t completely substantial. Meaning the facts being used can’t completely make you correct. And if they can, then your opinion is now a fact. For example, if in my opinion football is more fun than baseball than I’d give as many facts as I could to prove it.

Is it possible to prove something is true?

You’re asking an epistemic question. Epistemology is the philosophical study of knowledge, what it is and what are the acceptable standards by which we will grant the status of truth or “fact.” Essentially, we can’t “prove” anything exists besides the fact that we ourselves exist as a kind of thinking thing—from Descartes.

Where do the words Proof and prove come from?

English borrows words from many sources. In many cases, multiple English words share the same origin, even if they are difference parts of speech. This is the case for the words proof and prove. Even though they are usually different parts of speech in English, they both originate from the Latin word probare.

What’s the difference between proof and disprove?

In science, we do not prove things; we disprove them. If this is a bit too much to remember right now, here is a helpful trick to remember prove vs. proof. In the majority of cases, prove is a verb, while proof is a noun. There are rare exceptions to this rule, but they should be avoided in formal writing.

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What are examples of proofs in Chapter 3?

Chapter3coversstructuredprovingtechniquesinasystematicway,running throughthevariousformsthatmathematicalstatementscantakeanddiscussing the proof structures appropriate for each form. The examples of proofs in this chapterareforthemostpartchosen,notfortheirmathematicalcontent,butfor the proof structures they illustrate.