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Introductory Logic Vocab
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Introductory Logic Vocab
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1. The subject of a statement is the term being described - or about which something is asserted

2. Reasoning with probability from examples or experience to general rules

3. A sentence which is either true or false

4. Deductive argument consisting of three statements in categorical form that together use only three terms - called the major - minor - and middle

5. A verbal disagreement is a misunderstanding due to differing definitions to differing definitions for one or more words

6. An illegitimate appeal to force

7. A self-supporting statement is a statement whose truth value can be determined from the statement itself

8. Arguments that fail to establish their conclusions because of a weakness in logical structure

9. Contains the minor term

10. Making an argument based on a false dilemma

11. A question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response

12. When there appears to be inconsistency - we have a disagreement

13. Is a syllogism of the same form as the original - but with obviously true premises and false conclusion - in order to show the original to be invalid

14. A concept that can be expressed precisely

15. The relationship between a universal and particular statement of the same quality - in which the truth of the universal necessitates the truth of the particular

16. A verbal attack on a person rather than his argument

17. A syllogism is valid if and only if the conclusion is necessarily true given that the premises are true

18. The conclusion of an argument is the statement which appears to be implied by the other statements in the argument - which are called premises

19. Difference of opinion or perception

20. Two statements are related by implication if the truth of one requires the truth of the other

21. A statement that reverses and negates both the subject and predicate of the original

22. Is valid and has true premises

23. A number from 1 to 4 identifying the placement of its middle term

24. A statement that affirms an outcome based on a condition.

25. A genus of a term is a term that is more general - broad - or abstract than the original term and includes it