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Introductory Logic Vocab

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






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






3. A statement cannot be both true and false






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






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






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






7. Two statements are contrary if and only if they can both be false but cannot both be true






8. Is valid and has true premises






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






10. Secretly assuming what you are trying to prove






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Difference of opinion or perception






20. An argument based merely on the passage of time






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






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






23. Any statement is either true or false






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






25. Alters the meaning of a statement through changed emphasis






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






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






28. An argument that uses only hypothetical statements






29. An illegitimate appeal to force






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






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






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






33. A vagueness of grammar that disguises or alters meaning






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






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






36. The science and art of reasoning well






37. A question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response






38. A sentence which is either true or false






39. An argument that uses both hypothetical and categorical statements






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






41. The fallacy of transferring attributes from whole to part






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






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






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






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






46. Found once in each premise






47. A statement that reverses the subject and predicate






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






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






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







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