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8 Cards in this Set
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Statement (claim, proposition)
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Assertion that something is or is not the case
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Inference
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Process of reasoning from premises to a conclusion.
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Logic
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The study of good inference and the rules that govern it.
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Explanation
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Series of statements attempting to show why an accepted
fact is the case. |
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Premise
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A statement used in an argument which is claimed to
support the conclusion. |
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Conclusion
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The claim that an argument aims to establish
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Indicator
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Word such as “therefore” or “because” which indicates
the premises or conclusion of an argument. |
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Critical Thinking
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The systematic evaluation of claims and arguments by
rational standards of inference. |
