Chapter 1.1 Flashcards
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Argument
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Group of statements that provide support for conclusion
2
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Statement sentence that’s either true or false
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Statement
3
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Truth value
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Truth / falsity of a statement
4
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Premise
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Statements that set forth reasons/evidence
5
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Conclusion
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The statement the evidence is trying to imply
6
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Inference
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The reasoning process expressed by an argument
7
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Proposition
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The meaning of the information content of a statement.
Proposition and statement are used interchangeably
8
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Syllogistic logic
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Terms/arguments as good or bad depending on how the terms are arranged in the argument
9
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Model logic
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Involves concepts of possibility, necessary belief, and doubt
10
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Logic
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Organized body of knowledge that evaluates arguments
