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Argumentation And Critical Thinking

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  • Answer 23 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An argument such that the truth of its premises makes the conclusion more or less 'probable' (but not certain).






2. Statement premise supports






3. If - then - and - or - not - if and only if - all - is. Watch for freestanding assertions vs. arguments.






4. Sentence A implies sentence B A's truth guarantees B's truth






5. Invalid argument in which if the premises are all true - they provide good reason to think the conclusion will also be true






6. Either A or B. Not A. So - B. p v q - ~p - .'. q - 'We must go right or left. We can't go right - therefore we must go left.






7. A deductive type of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. A=B - B=C - so A=C. 'All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore - Socrates is mortal.' Ex: Major premise: All M are P. Minor premise: All S






8. Statement(s) given as evidence






9. Isn't possibly true






10. Argument in which if the premises are all true - then the conclusion must be true






11. Isn't possibly false






12. Sentences where one or more are given as evidence or support for another






13. Sentence that is possibly true or false






14. If P then Q - P therefore Q






15. Any sentence that isn't contradictory






16. Argument in which the truth of all of the premises doesn't guarantee the truths of the conclusion






17. B has at least one component






18. If A and B are equivalent - then A implies B and B implies A (mutual implication)






19. An argument incorporating the claim that it is impossible for the conclusion to be false given that the premises are true.






20. A can stand on its own as a sentence apart from B






21. If P then Q - not-Q therefore not-P - Note: beware of Q being a negative (e.g. - can't)






22. Premises don't support truth of conclusions






23. Valid argument with all true premises