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Introductory Logic Vocab

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1. Attacking a position by pointing out how the arguer came to hold it






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






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






4. A question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response






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






6. An argument that uses only hypothetical statements






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Arguments that confuse the real issue with multiple - vague - or otherwise unclear meanings






14. An illegimate appeal to authority






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






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






17. Found once in each premise






18. An illegitimate appeal to a majority






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






20. Alters the meaning of a statement through changed emphasis






21. Two statements are in contradiction if and only if they always have opposite truth values






22. The fallacy of transferring attributes from part to whole






23. Is valid and has true premises






24. 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






25. Contains the minor term






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






27. A sentence which is either true or false






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






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






30. A concept that can be expressed precisely






31. A hasty generalization






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






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






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






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






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






37. An argument from lack of evidence






38. An illegitimate appeal to force






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






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






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






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






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






44. A tautology is a statement which is always true because of its logical structure






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






46. 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






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






48. Difference of opinion or perception






49. A vagueness of grammar that disguises or alters meaning






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







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