key terms for arguments

Question 1

what is an a priori argument?

Answer 1

apriori arguments rely on logical deduction and NOT sense experience. a priori arguments are argued without or are prior to sense experience

Question 2

what is an a posteriori argument?

Answer 2

a posteriori arguments are argued with the evidence of sense experience

Question 3

what is an inductive argument?

Answer 3

an inductive argument is a posteriori arguments, where the premises are things that have been true using sense experience, so the conclusion is likely to be true

Question 4

what is a deductive argument?

Answer 4

a deductive argument: if the premises are true, then the conclusion must be true. deductive arguments are a priori because they because it relies on logical deduction

Question 5

what is a synthetic statement?

Answer 5

statements whose truth or falsity are determined by sense exp.

Question 6

what is an analytic statement?

Answer 6

analytic statements are those which are true by definition, e.g a bicycle has two wheels is an analytic statement because a bicycle by definition is a vehicle that has two wheels