Philosophy-Chapter 4-Definitions

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conclusion

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a proposition whose truth an argument seeks to establish

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premise

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a proposition used in an argument to provide evidence for another proposition

(the conclusion)

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Argument

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a unit of reasoning in which on e or more propositions (the premises) purport to provide evidence for the truth of another proposition

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deductive argument

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an argument that attempts to show that its conclusion makes explicit the information implicit to the premises, so that the conclusion must be true if the premises are

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inductive argument

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an argument that attempts to show that its

conclusion is supported by the premises even though the conclusion amplifies--it goes

beyond--what the premises states

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strength

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the degree to which the premises of an inductive argument support the conclusion

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sound

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the property of a deductive argument that is valid and whose premises are true

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cogent

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the property of an inductive argument that is strong and whose premise is true

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validity

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the property of a deductive argument in which it is impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion false

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implicit premise

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a premise that is assumed by an argument but is not stated