Test3

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Ordinary Argument

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Those that contain rhetorical elements and are nested in larger passages of written or spoken language.

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Clarified Argument

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the result we get when we make the essential features of an ordinary arguments logic transparent.

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excess verbiage

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words or phrases that add nothing to the actual inference presented in an argument.

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Deductive Argument

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an argument in which it is claimed that the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises

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Valid Argument

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an argument in which it is impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion flase

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invalid argument

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an argument in which the truth of the conclusion fails to logically follow from the premises

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Sound argument

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a valid argument with true premises

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inductive argument

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an argument in which it is claimed that the premises make the conclusion highly probable.

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Strong Argument

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an inductive argument that lives up to its authors claim that the premises make the conclusion highly probable.

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Cogent argument

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a strong argument that actually does have true premises

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Professors definition of philosophy

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the careful in depth study of basic beliefs(love of wisdom)

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logic

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this branch focuses on the evaluation of arguments.

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metaphysics

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this branch focuses on reality

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epistemology

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this branch of philosophy focuses on the nature and scope of knowledge.

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logic

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this branch is concerned with developing methods for evaluating whether the reason in a given argument adequately support its conclusion.

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logic

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this branch of philosophy contributes to the dialogue on the correct principle of reasoning and what makes for flawed reasoning.

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metaphysics

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this branch is concerned with being, what is, what exists.

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metaphysics

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this branch is concerned with how various kinds of substances entites things and events in the universe are related to each other.

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metaphysics

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this branch focuses on the nature of things and causality

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epistemology

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this branch is interested in the nature, scope and limits of knowledge.

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epistemology

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this branch is interested in conditions of knowledge in what separates beliefs or mere opinion from knowledge. including an interst in the concept of truth.

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epistemology

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this branch also covers perception reliability certainty and doubt.