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Chapter 9 Review Flashcards

1
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A positive mental attitude toward a proposition; something a person accepts as true

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belief

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The disclosure of information from God to man

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revelation (divine)

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Able to exist or exert power at all locations in space at the same time.

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omni-present

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Independent of arbitrary standards; being without exception or qualification

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absolute

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independent of the person; something that is the same for all people

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objective

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The tendency to induce belief or behavior in a person. An argument is one in which most people will accept the conclusion as true

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persuasive

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Pertaining to the belief that there are multiple gods.

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polytheistic

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8
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“A thing is itself” or “if A then A.”

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Law of Identity

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9
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Having confidence in something not perceived with the senses.

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faith

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10
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Applicable everywhere.

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universal

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11
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universal, invariant, abstract rules of correct reasoning

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laws of logic

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Conjecture, guess, or hypothesis, without sufficient supporting evidence.

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speculation

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13
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To be ___ is to reason incorrectly. But god, by His nature always reasons correctly.

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illogical

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14
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In accordance with our feelings or expectations

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intuitive

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15
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Unbelievers too are made in the image of God, and hence have the capacity for ___ reasoning, God has given them knowledge as well.

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rational

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God always thinks correctly, and the Bible commands us to think like Him (Isaiah 55:7-8) and emulate His ___. (Ephesians 5:1)

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character

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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.

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negation

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18
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Comforming to the mind of God

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true

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Pertaining to the belief or conviction that there is one and only one God.

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monotheistic

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That which is suggested by evidence or reasoning. That which follows logically from something else

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implications

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21
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A philosophy advocating the repression of emotion and indifference to pleasure or pain.

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stoicism

22
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true, justified belief

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knowledge

23
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In accordance with the laws of Logic: logical

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rational

24
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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.

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Law of the Excluded Middle

25
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To provide reasons for proposition.

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justify

26
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The Bible reveals that human beings are made in God’s image, and therefore reflect some of His attributes, including the ability to ___.

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reason

27
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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.

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extrapolate

28
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not changing over time

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invariant

29
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Pertaining to the quality, kind, or nature of a thing, regardless of the amount or degree.

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qualitatively

30
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Pertaining to the amount, degree, or number of something.

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quantitatively

31
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Contrary to the mind of God

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false

32
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A common error in reasoning.

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fallacy

33
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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.”

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Law of Non-contradiction

34
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A good argument has true ___, and the conclusion follows from them.

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premises

35
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An argument in which the conclusion is likely to be true if the premises are.

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inductive argument

36
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The disclosure of information from God to man contained in the Bible.

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special revelation

37
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The negation of a proposition, or the combination of the proposition and its negation. “A and not-A” is a contradiction.

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contradiction

38
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The proposition in an argument that the person is attempting to prove

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conclusion

39
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A truth claim, may be true or false

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proposition

40
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Opinions formed from evidence; what people reason to be true or likely true from evidence or reason.

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inferences

41
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___ is the study of the principles of correct reasoning. It is the way God thinks

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Logic

42
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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.

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self-refuting

43
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Disobedience to God

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sin

44
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having supreme power or authority and not required to answer to any higher authority

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sovereign

45
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An argument in which the conclusion is certainly true if the premises are.

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deductive argument

46
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Abstract; existing within the mind such as a thought or idea

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conceptual

47
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A series of propositions where the truth of one is said to follow from the others

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argument

48
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A proposition in an argument that is taken as an accepted fact.

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premise

49
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Practical; based on what works regardless of theoretical considerations, principles, moral implications, or truth.

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pragmatic

50
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Existing in thought as an idea but having no physical or material existence.

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abstract

51
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To go beyond

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transcend

52
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To copy or imitate; to match the characteristics of another.

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emulate

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