Chapter 17 Review Flashcards
Shifting from one meaning of a word to another within an argument
equivocation
An informal argument is cogent if the conclusion is likely to be true.
cogent
A logical ___ is a common error in reasoning.
fallacy
true, justified belief
knowledge
A good argument has true ___, and the conclusion follows from them.
premises
The proposition in an argument that the person is attempting to prove
conclusion
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
The disclosure of information from God to man
revelation (divine)
The art or skill of speaking or writing effectively and persuasively (regardless of considerations of logic or truth).
rhetoric
Unbelievers too are made in the image of God, and hence have the capacity for ___ reasoning, God has given them knowledge as well.
rational
A philosophy advocating the repression of emotion and indifference to pleasure or pain.
stoicism
In accordance with our feelings or expectations
intuitive
In accordance with the laws of Logic: logical
rational
That which shows itself to be wrong. A self-refuting argument is one in which the conclusion is inconsistent with one or more of the premises.
self-refuting
Existing in thought as an idea but having no physical or material existence.
abstract
A positive mental attitude toward a proposition; something a person accepts as true
belief
The Bible reveals that human beings are made in God’s image, and therefore reflect some of His attributes, including the ability to ___.
reason
Conjecture, guess, or hypothesis, without sufficient supporting evidence.
speculation
To copy or imitate; to match the characteristics of another.
emulate
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
A proposition in an argument that is taken as an accepted fact.
premise
Applicable everywhere.
universal
Pertaining to the quality, kind, or nature of a thing, regardless of the amount or degree.
qualitatively
The disclosure of information from God to man contained in the Bible.
special revelation
To project or expand beyond known data or experiences based on patterns exhibited in known data or experiences; to infer unknown values or properties based on known values or properties.
extrapolate
Opinions formed from evidence; what people reason to be true or likely true from evidence or reason.
inferences
Having confidence in something not perceived with the senses.
faith
universal, invariant, abstract rules of correct reasoning
laws of logic
The definition of a word that is consistent with its lexical definition, but which adds further restrictions for the purpose of clarification or scientific precision.
precising definition
Able to exist or exert power at all locations in space at the same time.
omni-present
Independent of arbitrary standards; being without exception or qualification
absolute
Those things that are required in advance; that which is necessary to a particular end.
prerequisites