Stuff Flashcards

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obverse

A

change it from affirmative to negative, or vice versa

replace predicate with complimentary term

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converse

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switch positions of the subject and predicate

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contrapostive

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switch position of subject and predicate

replace both terms with complimentary term

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4
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Argument is valid when

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Truth of premises guarantees truth of its conclusion

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Rules of distribution

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  1. cannot be more negative claims in premise than in conclusion
  2. at least one premise must distribute middle term
  3. any term distributed in conlcusion must be distributed in premise
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