Chapter 13 Review Flashcards
Those things that are required in advance; that which is necessary to a particular end.
prerequisites
universal, invariant, abstract rules of correct reasoning
laws of logic
The art or skill of speaking or writing effectively and persuasively (regardless of considerations of logic or truth).
rhetoric
To provide reasons for proposition.
justify
An argument in which the conclusion follows logically from the premises, regardless of whether the premises are true.
valid
Disobedience to God
sin
The quality of being unclear in meaning; the capacity to be understood in two or more ways
ambiguilty
To be ___ is to reason incorrectly. But god, by His nature always reasons correctly.
illogical
An argument in which the conclusion is likely to be true if the premises are.
inductive argument
“A thing is itself” or “if A then A.”
Law of Identity
An argument in which the conclusion is certainly true if the premises are.
deductive argument
Pertaining to the belief that there are multiple gods.
polytheistic
Inclined or prejudiced to a particular position
biased
The proposition in an argument that the person is attempting to prove
conclusion
A proposition in an argument that is taken as an accepted fact.
premise
The compound proposition “A or not-A” is always true. Or, “Either A is true or not-A is true.” A proposition always has the opposite truth value of its negation.
Law of the Excluded Middle
The object or idea to which a word points or symbolizes.
referent
___ is the study of the principles of correct reasoning. It is the way God thinks
Logic
The compound proposition “A and not-A” is always false. Or, “You cannot have A and not-A at the same time and in the same sense.”
Law of Non-contradiction
To copy or imitate; to match the characteristics of another.
emulate
The disclosure of information from God to man
revelation (divine)
The opposite proposition is formed by adding “it is not the case that” to the original proposition. It always has the opposite truth value of a given proposition.
negation
To go beyond
transcend
Comforming to the mind of God
true
The disclosure of information from God to man contained in the Bible.
special revelation
A fallacious definition, not found in any dictionary, that is intended to persuade someone.
persuasive definition
A common error in reasoning.
fallacy
Able to exist or exert power at all locations in space at the same time.
omni-present
Dependent on the thoughts or feelings of the individual.
subjective
having supreme power or authority and not required to answer to any higher authority
sovereign