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Introductory Logic Vocab

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1. The science and art of reasoning well






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






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






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






5. An argument from lack of evidence






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






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






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






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






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






11. A question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response






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






13. An illegitimate appeal to force






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






15. The premise containing the major term






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






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






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






19. A statement cannot be both true and false






20. A hasty generalization






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






22. Secretly assuming what you are trying to prove






23. The fallacy of transferring attributes from part to whole






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






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






26. A statement that reverses the subject and predicate






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






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






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






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






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






32. An argument that uses only hypothetical statements






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






34. An illegimate appeal to authority






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. Alters the meaning of a statement through changed emphasis






49. Difference of opinion or perception






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