Chap 2 - Lets Have An Argument

Question 1

Common Ground

Answer 1

in an argument, statements accepted by all sides.

Question 2

Conclusion

Answer 2

In an argument, the statement that the premises are said to support or justify.

Question 3

Conclusion Indicator

Answer 3

A word or expression used in the context of an argument to signal the present of the conclusion. ex: therefore, hence, it follows that, thus, which means that, accordingly, as a result, this implies that…

Question 4

Correspondence theory of Truth

Answer 4

The theory which claims that truth is the correspondence of a statement of reality.

Question 5

Declarative Sentence

Answer 5

A sentence typically used to make a claim about the world and thus to express something that is either true or false.

Question 6

Definition

Answer 6

An explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase.

Question 7

Enthymeme

Answer 7

An argument that is missing one or more presides or a conclusion.

Question 8

Exclamatory sentence

Answer 8

a sentence expressing an emotion or a feeling.

Question 9

Falsity

Answer 9

the property of a statement or proposition has when it does not correspond with reality.

Question 10

Imperative sentence

Answer 10

A sentence expressing a command.

Question 11

Interrogatory sentence

Answer 11

a sentence expressing a question.

Question 12

Performative Sentence

Answer 12

a sentence the utterance of which performs an action.

Question 13

Precise Definition

Answer 13

a detailed explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase. defined at the beginning before going further.

Question 14

Premise

Answer 14

In an argument, a statement offered as evidence in support of the truth of the conclusion.

Question 15

Premise Indicator

Answer 15

A word or expression used in the context of an argument to indicate that a premise is about to be given

Question 16

Principle of Charity

Answer 16

When you must attribute a premise or conclusion to some one’s enthymemative argument, add something that helps make the person’s case as reasonable as can be.

Question 17

Socratic Method

Answer 17

A claim that is either true or false

Question 18

Truth

Answer 18

The property a statement ir proposition has when it corresponds with reality.

Question 19

Argument

Answer 19

One or more statements, called premises, offered as reasons or evidence in support of the truth of a further statement, called the conclusion. Reasoning put into words.