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Introductory Logic Vocab

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1. The science and art of reasoning well






2. An argument that uses both hypothetical and categorical statements






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






4. Alters the meaning of a statement through changed emphasis






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






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






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






8. The fallacy of transferring attributes from part to whole






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. An illegitimate appeal to force






18. An illegimate appeal to authority






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






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






21. A vagueness of grammar that disguises or alters meaning






22. A sentence which is either true or false






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






24. Any statement is either true or false






25. Difference of opinion or perception






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






27. An argument from lack of evidence






28. A question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response






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






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






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






32. An argument based merely on the passage of time






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






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






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






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






37. A statement that reverses the subject and predicate






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Making an argument based on a false dilemma






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






49. An illegitimate appeal to a majority






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