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Introductory Logic Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Two statements are subcontraries if and only if both can be true but both cannot be false
subcontrariety
distributed term
pure hypothetical syllogism
independance
2. Deals directly with the proper modes of reasoning
obverse of a statement
fallacies of ambiguity
fallacies of form
formal logic
3. Alters the meaning of a statement through changed emphasis
tu quoque
fallacy of accent
ad baculum
fallacies of ambiguity
4. Arguments that confuse the issue by pointing to information that is actually irrelevant to the conclusion
contradiction
argument`
fallacy of distraction
apparent disagreement
5. A supported statement is a statement whose truth value depends on evidence or information from outside itself
circular reasoning
supported statements
distributed term
intension
6. A verbal disagreement is a misunderstanding due to differing definitions to differing definitions for one or more words
verbal disagreement
fallacy of distraction
immediate reference
ipse dixit
7. Any statement is either true or false
ad ignorantiam
independance
subimplication
law of excluded middle
8. A statement that reverses the subject and predicate
conclusion
quantity
pure hypothetical syllogism
converse of a statement
9. A real disagreement is an actual inconsistancy between two statements: they cannot both be true at the same time
real disagreement
mood
subimplication
complement of a term
10. An illegitimate appeal to a majority
ad populum
consistant
immediate reference
contradiction
11. Two statements are consistent if they can both be true at the same time
consistant
law of excluded middle
fallacies of ambiguity
contrary
12. The sum of all the common attributes denoted by the term
intension
apriorism
logic
real disagreement
13. A word - often a relative pronoun or adverb - that refers to a broad range of things or times
inclusive
independance
subject
fallacy of accent
14. A tautology is a statement which is always true because of its logical structure
tautology
obverse of a statement
law of identity
minor premise
15. 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
superimplication
consistant
non sequitur
major premise
16. Difference of opinion or perception
sound syllogism
apriorism
non sequitur
apparent disagreement
17. A term that - within a statement - refers to all members of its class
major term
distributed term
law of Non-Contradiction
intension
18. Attacking a position by pointing out how the arguer came to hold it
bulverism
logic
independance
fallacies of ambiguity
19. Is a syllogism of the same form as the original - but with obviously true premises and false conclusion - in order to show the original to be invalid
ad ignorantiam
counterexample
tu quoque
converse of a statement
20. Arguments that fail to establish their conclusions because of a weakness in logical structure
supported statements
subcontrariety
fallacies of form
subimplication
21. A set of statements - one of which appears to be implied or supported by the others
tu quoque
self-contradiction
categorical syllogism
argument`
22. A statement cannot be both true and false
law of Non-Contradiction
fallacies of form
exclusives
consistant
23. A self-contradiction is a statement that is false due to its logical structure
self-contradiction
law of identity
fallacies of ambiguity
subcontrariety
24. A diagram of the basic relationships between statements with the same subject and predicate
argument`
non sequitur
square of oppisition
contrapositive of a statement
25. When there appears to be inconsistency - we have a disagreement
ipse dixit
disagreement
counterexample
post hoc ergo propter hoc
26. The extention of a term is the sum of all the individual objects described by it
converse of a statement
inclusive
extension
complex question
27. Words that set boundaries - referring only to a limited class of things
amphiboly
exclusives
law of excluded middle
hypothetical
28. Is valid and has true premises
informal fallacy
sound syllogism
middle term
valid
29. Arguments that confuse the real issue with multiple - vague - or otherwise unclear meanings
fallacies of ambiguity
verbal disagreement
inclusive
complex question
30. An argument in which a statement is unstated and assumed. Specifically - it is a syllogism with one assumed statement
distributed term
minor premise
enthymeme
major term
31. The fallacy of transferring attributes from part to whole
independance
contradiction
equivocation
composition
32. Deductive argument consisting of three statements in categorical form that together use only three terms - called the major - minor - and middle
ipse dixit
categorical syllogism
verbal disagreement
mixed hypothetical syllogism
33. A vagueness of grammar that disguises or alters meaning
amphiboly
fallacies of ambiguity
square of oppisition
bulverism
34. The subject of a statement is the term being described - or about which something is asserted
self-contradiction
tautology
complement of a term
subject
35. A three letter description of the types of categorical statements it contains when arranged in stadard order
quantity
intension
mood
fallacies of ambiguity
36. An argument that uses only hypothetical statements
pure hypothetical syllogism
extension
law of Non-Contradiction
disagreement
37. An illegitimate appeal to force
ad baculum
schema
self-contradiction
ipse dixit
38. Contains the minor term
minor premise
post hoc ergo propter hoc
fallacy of accent
conclusion
39. A statement of the opposite quality with a negated predicate
sound syllogism
complex question
chronological snobbery
obverse of a statement
40. A statement which can be inferred directly from another statement
apparent disagreement
fallacy of accent
logical equivalence
immediate reference
41. Making an argument based on a false dilemma
either/or
fallacy of distraction
subject
real disagreement
42. A syllogism is valid if and only if the conclusion is necessarily true given that the premises are true
valid
post hoc ergo propter hoc
fallacies of form
hypothetical
43. The quantity of a statement is the scope of its claim about the extension of the subject: universal (entire extension) or particular (partial)
ambiguous
figure
quantity
consequent
44. A verbal attack on a person rather than his argument
distributed term
ad hominem
implication
contrapositive of a statement
45. A sentence which is either true or false
mixed hypothetical syllogism
bulverism
statement
subimplication
46. A self-supporting statement is a statement whose truth value can be determined from the statement itself
hypothetical
self-supporting statements
fallacies of ambiguity
post hoc ergo propter hoc
47. An illegimate appeal to authority
division
ipse dixit
disagreement
extension
48. Two statements are related by implication if the truth of one requires the truth of the other
bulverism
implication
supported statements
apriorism
49. The subject of the conclusion and is used in the other premise
minor term
counterexample
converse of a statement
apriorism
50. 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
logical equivalence
subimplication
minor premise
ad hominem