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12 Cards in this Set
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an assertation that something is or is not the case
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statement or claim
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a statement given in support of another statement
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premise
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a statement that premises are used to support
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conclusion
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a group of statements in which some of them (the premises) are intended to support another group of them (the conclusion)
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argument
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a statement or statements asserting why or how something is the case
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explanation
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words that frequently accompany arguments and signal that a premise or conclusion is present
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indicator words
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process of reasoning from a premise to a conclusion based on those premises
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inference
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the idea that truth depends on what someone believes
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subjective relativism
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truth i relative to societies
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social relativism
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the belief that we know much less than we think we do or nothing at all
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philosophical skepticism
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intended to provide logically conclusive support for its conclusion
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deductive reasoning
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inducted to provide probable support for its conclusion
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inductive reasoning
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