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Introductory Logic Vocab
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logic-and-reasoning
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1. Difference of opinion or perception
statement
apparent disagreement
post hoc ergo propter hoc
self-contradiction
2. Two statements are contrary if and only if they can both be false but cannot both be true
law of excluded middle
contrary
real disagreement
contradiction
3. A tautology is a statement which is always true because of its logical structure
disagreement
law of Non-Contradiction
equivocation
tautology
4. The quantity of a statement is the scope of its claim about the extension of the subject: universal (entire extension) or particular (partial)
quantity
law of Non-Contradiction
ad hominem
genus
5. 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
supported statements
statement
consistant
subimplication
6. 'it does not follow'; that an argument is invalid
conclusion
non sequitur
apriorism
fallacy of accent
7. The subject of the conclusion and is used in the other premise
mood
square of oppisition
minor term
post hoc ergo propter hoc
8. Reasoning with probability from examples or experience to general rules
logic
minor term
pure hypothetical syllogism
induction
9. 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
ad ignorantiam
immediate reference
superimplication
complex question
10. Points to an inconsistency between a person's argument and behavior
tu quoque
self-supporting statements
schema
chronological snobbery
11. A real disagreement is an actual inconsistancy between two statements: they cannot both be true at the same time
non sequitur
argument`
real disagreement
implication
12. Attacking a position by pointing out how the arguer came to hold it
verbal disagreement
self-supporting statements
subimplication
bulverism
13. The fallacy of transferring attributes from part to whole
composition
logical equivalence
middle term
sound syllogism
14. A self-supporting statement is a statement whose truth value can be determined from the statement itself
middle term
implication
self-supporting statements
contrary
15. An argument from lack of evidence
equivocation
distributed term
ad ignorantiam
composition
16. A representation of a syllogism - having statements in standard order with standard abbreviations of its terms
minor term
real disagreement
schema
fallacies of ambiguity
17. An argument that uses both hypothetical and categorical statements
statement
categorical syllogism
mixed hypothetical syllogism
composition
18. The science and art of reasoning well
distributed term
logic
verbal disagreement
disagreement
19. The conclusion of an argument is the statement which appears to be implied by the other statements in the argument - which are called premises
post hoc ergo propter hoc
law of Non-Contradiction
law of identity
conclusion
20. Making an argument based on a false dilemma
either/or
converse of a statement
conclusion
supported statements
21. The extention of a term is the sum of all the individual objects described by it
fallacy of distraction
informal fallacy
tu quoque
extension
22. Is valid and has true premises
either/or
minor premise
sound syllogism
law of Non-Contradiction
23. A statement that reverses the subject and predicate
either/or
converse of a statement
middle term
immediate reference
24. Arguments that confuse the issue by pointing to information that is actually irrelevant to the conclusion
fallacy of distraction
statement
antecedent
ad baculum
25. The result of the condition - the part after the 'then'
non sequitur
consequent
equivocation
ad baculum
26. Secretly assuming what you are trying to prove
fallacy of distraction
circular reasoning
independance
contrapositive of a statement
27. Two statements are subcontraries if and only if both can be true but both cannot be false
tu quoque
bulverism
subcontrariety
middle term
28. Two statements are consistent if they can both be true at the same time
hypothetical
major premise
independance
consistant
29. The fallacy of transferring attributes from whole to part
division
independance
implication
ad baculum
30. A word - often a relative pronoun or adverb - that refers to a broad range of things or times
real disagreement
counterexample
inclusive
fallacies of ambiguity
31. Alters the meaning of a statement through changed emphasis
categorical syllogism
fallacy of accent
fallacies of form
converse of a statement
32. An argument in which a statement is unstated and assumed. Specifically - it is a syllogism with one assumed statement
composition
converse of a statement
enthymeme
self-supporting statements
33. A verbal disagreement is a misunderstanding due to differing definitions to differing definitions for one or more words
obverse of a statement
verbal disagreement
apriorism
major term
34. Improperly assuming that a sequence in time implies a cause and effect
law of identity
post hoc ergo propter hoc
logic
middle term
35. Two statements are logically equivalent if they imply one another
logical equivalence
disagreement
chronological snobbery
law of excluded middle
36. A three letter description of the types of categorical statements it contains when arranged in stadard order
fallacies of form
mood
formal logic
obverse of a statement
37. The subject of a statement is the term being described - or about which something is asserted
law of Non-Contradiction
argument`
subject
major term
38. A term that - within a statement - refers to all members of its class
contradiction
major term
distributed term
extension
39. A supported statement is a statement whose truth value depends on evidence or information from outside itself
supported statements
fallacy of distraction
tautology
logic
40. A statement that reverses and negates both the subject and predicate of the original
logic
amphiboly
contrapositive of a statement
middle term
41. A vagueness of grammar that disguises or alters meaning
statement
amphiboly
subject
ad baculum
42. Arguments that fail to establish their conclusions because of a weakness in logical structure
fallacy of distraction
verbal disagreement
ad baculum
fallacies of form
43. A set of statements - one of which appears to be implied or supported by the others
major premise
argument`
division
consistant
44. An illegimate appeal to authority
counterexample
ipse dixit
inclusive
apriorism
45. A syllogism is valid if and only if the conclusion is necessarily true given that the premises are true
law of excluded middle
hypothetical
counterexample
valid
46. Two statements are related by implication if the truth of one requires the truth of the other
genus
middle term
implication
superimplication
47. Words that set boundaries - referring only to a limited class of things
exclusives
supported statements
enthymeme
ad hominem
48. The condition - the part following the 'if'
ad baculum
self-supporting statements
verbal disagreement
antecedent
49. A hasty generalization
apriorism
formal logic
obverse of a statement
intension
50. Contains the minor term
minor premise
argument`
fallacies of form
major premise
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