Logic And Arguments

Question 1

Statement

Answer 1

Sentence that is either true or false

Question 2

Argument

Answer 2

Set of premesis that forms a conclusion

Question 3

Validity

Answer 3

Follows correct flow

Question 4

Soundness

Answer 4

Argument is correct in nature

Question 5

Can an invaild argument’s soundness be judged?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

Inductive argument

Answer 6

Arguments whose premesis render the conclusion likely or possible

Question 7

Appeal to authority

Answer 7

Appeals to authority by using the testimony of authority figures to justify a position

Question 8

Appeal to emotion

Answer 8

Appeals to emotion instead of using strong facts and evidence

Question 9

Straw man

Answer 9

Reveals an oversimplified version of another’s argument in order to make one’s argument seemingly stronger

Question 10

Slippery slope

Answer 10

Rejecting a course of action because someone insists that it will lead to a negative chain reaction

Question 11

Hasty generalization

Answer 11

Conclusion based off of insufficient evidence

Question 12

Genetic fallacy

Answer 12

Claiming something is inferior due to its origin

Question 13

Circular reasoning

Answer 13

Am argument in which one makes an argument that is based on the belief that another’s is already false

Question 14

Ad hominem

Answer 14

Personal attacks

Question 15

Necessary condition

Answer 15

A necessary condition is a prerequisite for something to occur

Question 16

Sufficient condition

Answer 16

A sufficient condition is a condition that will produce an event