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Introductory Logic Vocab

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






2. Any statement is either true or false






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






4. An illegitimate appeal to force






5. Is valid and has true premises






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






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






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






9. An argument that uses only hypothetical statements






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






11. An illegimate appeal to authority






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






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






14. The predicate of the conclusion and is used in one premise






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






16. Found once in each premise






17. Contains the minor term






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






19. Making an argument based on a false dilemma






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






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






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






23. Changing the definition of a term in the middle of an argument






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






25. The premise containing the major term






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






27. A statement which can be inferred directly from another statement






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






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






30. The fallacy of transferring attributes from whole to part






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






32. An argument from lack of evidence






33. The science and art of reasoning well






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Difference of opinion or perception






49. Two statements are logically equivalent if they imply one another






50. A hasty generalization






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