Exam 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Argument whose premises are supposed to provide reason to believe that the conclusion follows with logical necessity from the premises
A
Deductive Argument
2
Q
P•Q //P
P•Q // Q
A
Simplification
3
Q
Argument whose premises are supposed to provide reason to believe the conclusion is highly likely or probable
A
Inductive argument
4
Q
Deductive argument w/ 2 premises & 1 conclusion
A
Syllogism
5
Q
P
Q
P•Q
A
Conjunction
6
Q
P v Q
P
// ~Q
A
Disjunctive Fallacy
7
Q
X>Y
~X
~Y
A
Denying the antecedent
8
Q
(P>Q) • (R>S)
P v R
Q v S
A
Constructive Dilemma
9
Q
P> Q
P
Q
A
Modus Ponens
10
Q
P v Q
P v R
P v S
P v (any legal symbol)
A
Addition
11
Q
P v Q ~P Q --------- P v Q ~Q P
A
Disjunctive Syllogism
12
Q
Some M are G
Some F are M
Some F are G
A
Undistributed Middle Term
13
Q
X > Y // Y > X
A
False Conversion
14
Q
P > Q
Q > R
// R > P
A
Pure Hypothetical Syllogism
15
Q
X> Y
Y
// X
A
Affirming the concequent
