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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. Contains the minor term






3. An argument in which a statement is unstated and assumed. Specifically - it is a syllogism with one assumed statement






4. Secretly assuming what you are trying to prove






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






6. 'it does not follow'; that an argument is invalid






7. The subject of the conclusion and is used in the other premise






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






9. Two statements are consistent if they can both be true at the same time






10. A diagram of the basic relationships between statements with the same subject and predicate






11. A representation of a syllogism - having statements in standard order with standard abbreviations of its terms






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






13. The fallacy of transferring attributes from whole to part






14. The sum of all the common attributes denoted by the term






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






16. An argument that uses only hypothetical statements






17. Points to an inconsistency between a person's argument and behavior






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






19. An illegimate appeal to authority






20. A real disagreement is an actual inconsistancy between two statements: they cannot both be true at the same time






21. The quantity of a statement is the scope of its claim about the extension of the subject: universal (entire extension) or particular (partial)






22. A statement of the opposite quality with a negated predicate






23. If a statement is true - then it is true






24. An argument that uses both hypothetical and categorical statements






25. A word - often a relative pronoun or adverb - that refers to a broad range of things or times






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






27. An illegitimate appeal to force






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






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






30. Two statements are subcontraries if and only if both can be true but both cannot be false






31. Improperly assuming that a sequence in time implies a cause and effect






32. Arguments that confuse the issue by pointing to information that is actually irrelevant to the conclusion






33. Is valid and has true premises






34. The extention of a term is the sum of all the individual objects described by it






35. Words that set boundaries - referring only to a limited class of things






36. The result of the condition - the part after the 'then'






37. Two statements are independant if the truth or falsity of one has no effect on the truth or falsity of the other






38. The fallacy of transferring attributes from part to whole






39. A three letter description of the types of categorical statements it contains when arranged in stadard order






40. Any statement is either true or false






41. A popular but invalid (or unhelpful) form of argument






42. Two statements are contrary if and only if they can both be false but cannot both be true






43. A sentence which is either true or false






44. Making an argument based on a false dilemma






45. A statement that reverses the subject and predicate






46. The set of all terms not included in the given term






47. The condition - the part following the 'if'






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






49. A supported statement is a statement whose truth value depends on evidence or information from outside itself






50. Alters the meaning of a statement through changed emphasis