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Introductory Logic Vocab

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1. Secretly assuming what you are trying to prove






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A concept that can be expressed precisely






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






11. Alters the meaning of a statement through changed emphasis






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






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






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






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






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






17. An argument that uses only hypothetical statements






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






19. Is valid and has true premises






20. The science and art of reasoning well






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






22. An illegitimate appeal to force






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






24. A vagueness of grammar that disguises or alters meaning






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






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






27. A hasty generalization






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






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






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






31. Arguments that confuse the issue by pointing to information that is actually irrelevant to the conclusion






32. 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






33. A statement cannot be both true and false






34. Making an argument based on a false dilemma






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






36. A sentence which is either true or false






37. Deals directly with the proper modes of reasoning






38. Difference of opinion or perception






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






40. A question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response






41. Found once in each premise






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






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






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






45. Two statements are subcontraries if and only if both can be true but both cannot be false






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






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






48. A statement that reverses the subject and predicate






49. 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






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







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