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Argumentation And Critical Thinking

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  • Answer 23 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sentences where one or more are given as evidence or support for another






2. If A and B are equivalent - then A implies B and B implies A (mutual implication)






3. If P then Q - P therefore Q






4. Statement(s) given as evidence






5. Isn't possibly false






6. Isn't possibly true






7. Sentence that is possibly true or false






8. B has at least one component






9. If - then - and - or - not - if and only if - all - is. Watch for freestanding assertions vs. arguments.






10. Sentence A implies sentence B A's truth guarantees B's truth






11. Premises don't support truth of conclusions






12. A can stand on its own as a sentence apart from B






13. An argument such that the truth of its premises makes the conclusion more or less 'probable' (but not certain).






14. A deductive type of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. A=B - B=C - so A=C. 'All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore - Socrates is mortal.' Ex: Major premise: All M are P. Minor premise: All S






15. An argument incorporating the claim that it is impossible for the conclusion to be false given that the premises are true.






16. Any sentence that isn't contradictory






17. Either A or B. Not A. So - B. p v q - ~p - .'. q - 'We must go right or left. We can't go right - therefore we must go left.






18. If P then Q - not-Q therefore not-P - Note: beware of Q being a negative (e.g. - can't)






19. Argument in which the truth of all of the premises doesn't guarantee the truths of the conclusion






20. Valid argument with all true premises






21. Statement premise supports






22. Argument in which if the premises are all true - then the conclusion must be true






23. Invalid argument in which if the premises are all true - they provide good reason to think the conclusion will also be true