Lesson 8: The Logic of Arguments - Categorical Syllogisms

Question 1

__________ is the process of arriving at a new judgment derived from other judgments

Answer 1

Reasoning

Question 2

___________ involves inference, argument, and syllogism

Answer 2

Reasoning

Question 3

_________ is the act of drawing a conclusion from premises

Answer 3

Inference

Question 4

___________ is the mental product of inferential thinking

Answer 4

Argument

Question 5

_________ is the external expression of an argument

Answer 5

Syllogism

Question 6

An _________ is a body of discourse, a series of propositions standing in relation to one another

Answer 6

argument

Question 7

An __________ consists of a proposition which purports to establish something and one or more propositions which provide the reason/s for the assertion

Answer 7

argument

Question 8

The ________ is the categorical proposition in an argument that asserts or establishes a fact

Answer 8

conclusion

Question 9

The ___________ are the categorical propositions in an argument that provide the reason or evidence for the assertion

Answer 9

premises

Question 10

____________ is the process of argumentation by which we conclude from a universal proposition to a less universal (singular or particular)

Answer 10

Deduction or Deductive Argument

Question 11

_________ is the process of argumentation by which we conclude from a less universal (singular or particular) to a universal proposition

Answer 11

Induction or Inductive Argument

Question 12

Syllogism is known as “____________”

Answer 12

connected thought

Question 13

______________ is a syllogism which is comprised of three categorical propositions, usually two premises and the conclusion

Answer 13

Categorical syllogism

Question 14

In ordinary everyday language, we state categorical syllogisms usually in the _________ form

Answer 14

non-standard

Question 15

____________ serve as the key to spotting or identifying the premises and conclusion in a non-standard form categorical syllogisms

Answer 15

Logical indicators

Question 16

The ____________ refers to such words or phrases that precede the premises in a non-standard form categorical syllogism

Answer 16

premise indicator

Question 17

The __________ refers to such words or phrases that precede the conclusion in a non-standard form categorical syllogism

Answer 17

conclusion indicator

Question 18

Since, Because, For, As, and If are examples of _________ indicators in a non-standard form categorical syllogism

Answer 18

premise

Question 19

Therefore, It follows that, Hence, Thus, and So are examples of ___________ indicators in a non-standard form categorical syllogism

Answer 19

conclusion

Question 20

Premise 1 in a categorical syllogism is also known as the ________ premise

Answer 20

major

Question 21

Premise 2 in a categorical syllogism is also known as the ________ premise

Answer 21

minor

Question 22

The key term of premise 1 that becomes the predicate of the conclusion in a categorical syllogism is the _________ term

Answer 22

major

Question 23

The key term of premise 2 that becomes the subject of the conclusion in a categorical syllogism is the ________ term

Answer 23

minor

Question 24

The common term between premise 1 and premise 2 in a categorical syllogism is the __________ term

Answer 24

middle

Question 25

The middle term is never in the ________ of the categorical syllogism

Answer 25

conclusion