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Introductory Logic Vocab

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






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






3. An argument that uses both hypothetical and categorical statements






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






5. Is valid and has true premises






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






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






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






9. The fallacy of transferring attributes from whole to part






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






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






12. An illegitimate appeal to force






13. An argument that uses only hypothetical statements






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






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






16. An argument based merely on the passage of time






17. An argument from lack of evidence






18. An illegimate appeal to authority






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






20. A statement cannot be both true and false






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






22. Any statement is either true or false






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






24. The fallacy of transferring attributes from part to whole






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






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






27. 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






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






29. Difference of opinion or perception






30. An illegitimate appeal to a majority






31. Secretly assuming what you are trying to prove






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






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






34. Found once in each premise






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






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






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






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






39. A concept that can be expressed precisely






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






41. A question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response






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






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






44. Alters the meaning of a statement through changed emphasis






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






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






47. Contains the minor term






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






49. The premise containing the major term






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