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Introductory Logic Vocab

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






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






3. The fallacy of transferring attributes from whole to part






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






5. 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






6. The fallacy of transferring attributes from part to whole






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






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






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






10. A vagueness of grammar that disguises or alters meaning






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






12. An argument based merely on the passage of time






13. Secretly assuming what you are trying to prove






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






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






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






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






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






19. A set of statements - one of which appears to be implied or supported by the others






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






21. An illegimate appeal to authority






22. Deals directly with the proper modes of reasoning






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






24. A question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response






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






26. The subject of a statement is the term being described - or about which something is asserted






27. Difference of opinion or perception






28. An argument from lack of evidence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. An argument that uses both hypothetical and categorical statements






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






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






39. Making an argument based on a false dilemma






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






41. A statement that reverses the subject and predicate






42. A word is ambiguous if it has more than one possible meaning






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






44. A self-contradiction is a statement that is false due to its logical structure






45. Is valid and has true premises






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






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






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






49. A term that - within a statement - refers to all members of its class






50. The science and art of reasoning well