Chapter 3 Flashcards
Vagueness
Not enough information
What is the difference between ambiguity
Unknown
Analytic statements can be called what?
Logical trues
What can a contradictory statement be called?
Cannot be true
Logical falsehood
Synthetic statement is what?
Statement depended on the meaning of the word can be false or true. Depends on meaning
What is a necessary condition?
You must have the quality in order for something to be solid
Sufficient condition is what?
It’s just enough to get by
Is being an animal a necessary or sufficient condition to being a human?
Necessary
You talk back one more time and your grounded
That is a sufficient or necessary condition?
Sufficient
What is the fallacies approach?
Identifying all the specific fallacies
Define logical strength
If the or
What is logical strenght?
If the premises are true then the really would suppor the conclusion
What is logical soundness
1) the argument is logically strong
2) it really does have a true premise
What is a strong premises with true evidences
This is soundness
What is criteria for a sound argument?
Acceptability
Relevance
Adequacy