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Introductory Logic Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Alters the meaning of a statement through changed emphasis






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






3. An illegimate appeal to authority






4. The fallacy of transferring attributes from part to whole






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






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






7. A question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Found once in each premise






16. 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






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






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






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






20. A vagueness of grammar that disguises or alters meaning






21. Difference of opinion or perception






22. If a statement is true - then it is true






23. Secretly assuming what you are trying to prove






24. A statement cannot be both true and false






25. Any statement is either true or false






26. An illegitimate appeal to a majority






27. Is valid and has true premises






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. An illegitimate appeal to force






36. An argument that uses both hypothetical and categorical statements






37. An argument from lack of evidence






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






39. The science and art of reasoning well






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






41. The premise containing the major term






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






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






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






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






46. A concept that can be expressed precisely






47. Making an argument based on a false dilemma






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






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






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