Chapter 23 Review Flashcards
Pertaining to the belief or conviction that there is one and only one God.
monotheistic
Independent of arbitrary standards; being without exception or qualification
absolute
___ is having confidence (or proof, or good reasons) for what you have not experienced with your senses. It is a confident expectation in that which is unseen (Hebrews 11:1).
Faith
Existing in thought as an idea but having no physical or material existence.
abstract
An argument in which the conclusion is certainly true if the premises are.
deductive argument
The use of “all” that means “all together” or taken as a whole - in contrast to distributive
collective
An argument in which the conclusion follows logically from the premises, regardless of whether the premises are true.
valid
Applying a generalization to an exception.
sweeping generalization
Shifting from one meaning of a word to another within an argument
equivocation
Falsely assuming that what is true of the whole/group must also be true of the parts/individuals
fallacy of division
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
Unbelievers too are made in the image of God, and hence have the capacity for ___ reasoning, God has given them knowledge as well.
rational
An argument in which the conclusion is likely to be true if the premises are.
inductive argument
An informal argument is cogent if the conclusion is likely to be true.
cogent
The disclosure of information from God to man contained in the Bible.
special revelation
To go beyond
transcend
true, justified belief
knowledge
Practical; based on what works regardless of theoretical considerations, principles, moral implications, or truth.
pragmatic
A series of propositions where the truth of one is said to follow from the others
argument
Having confidence in something not perceived with the senses.
faith
A written or spoken symbol that represents something else.
linguistic token
“A thing is itself” or “if A then A.”
Law of Identity
The disclosure of information from God to man
revelation (divine)
An argument that has some degree of unavoidable circularity due to the essential nature of the claim, and yet is self-consistent and non-arbitrary.
virtuous circle
“With this, therefore because of this.” The (false cause) fallacy of assuming that event A caused event B solely on the bases that the two events occur together.
Cum Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
The Bible reveals that human beings are made in God’s image, and therefore reflect some of His attributes, including the ability to ___.
reason
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
Able to exist or exert power at all locations in space at the same time.
omni-present
A logical ___ is a common error in reasoning.
fallacy
not changing over time
invariant
Inclined or prejudiced to a particular position
biased
The proposition in an argument that the person is attempting to prove
conclusion
Comforming to the mind of God
true
The use of “all” that means “each and every one” taken separately - in contrast to collective
distributive
A fallacious definition, not found in any dictionary, that is intended to persuade someone.
persuasive definition
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
The object or idea to which a word points or symbolizes.
referent
Arbitrarily assuming what one is attempting to prove as part of the proof.
Begging the question