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Logic
The science and art of reasoning well.
Law of Excluded Middle
Any statement is either true or false.
Law of Identity
If a statement is true, then it is true.
formal logic
Deals with the proper modes of resoning.
informal logic
Deals with operations of thinking htat are indirectly related to reasoning.
Induction
Reasoning with probability from examples or experience to general rules.
Deduction
Reasoning with certainty from premises to conclusions
Term
Concept that can be expressed precisely.
Definition
Statement that gives the meaning of a term.
ambiguous
word with more than one definition
vague
word whose extent is unclear
genus
term that is more general, broad, or abstract than the original term and includes it.
species
term that is more specfic, narrow, or concrete than the original term and is included by it.
precising definition
seeks to make more precise what was previously vague or fuzzy
stipulative definition
when a new word is invented, or an existing word is applied in a new way.
persuasive definition
aimed at persuading the listener one way or another toward the term being defined
lexical definition
shows relationships or reduces ambiguity by providing a single, established meaning of a term
mutually exclusive
do not overlap
exhaustive
no other types exist