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Introductory Logic Vocab

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1. The premise containing the major term






2. A vagueness of grammar that disguises or alters meaning






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






4. An illegitimate appeal to force






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






6. The fallacy of transferring attributes from whole to part






7. Found once in each premise






8. An argument from lack of evidence






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






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






11. Secretly assuming what you are trying to prove






12. A question crafted to exclude any possible legitimate response






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






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






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






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






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






18. An argument that uses only hypothetical statements






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






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






21. Difference of opinion or perception






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






23. The condition - the part following the 'if'






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






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






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






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






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






29. An illegitimate appeal to a majority






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






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






32. The science and art of reasoning well






33. An argument based merely on the passage of time






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






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






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






37. A statement cannot be both true and false






38. 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






39. 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






40. Contains the minor term






41. Is valid and has true premises






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






43. Any statement is either true or false






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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