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Define 'argument'.
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A set of statements, one of which (the conclusion) supposedly follows from the preceding statements (the premises).
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Define 'conclusion'.
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A statement that follows from one or more premises.
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Define 'premise'.
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A statement posed in an argument that, if valid, leads to the conclusion.
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Define 'statement'.
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A sentence that can be either true or false.
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Define 'deductive logic'.
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A logic method that divides arguments by whether or not they are valid.
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Define 'valid'.
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An argument in which there is no possible way for the premises to be true without the conclusion also being true.
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Define 'invalid'.
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An argument in which the conclusion is unsupported by the premises and does not follow logically from them, or an argument that states true premises but a false conclusion.
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Define 'true'.
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A statement that accords with the state of affairs.
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Define 'false'.
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A statement that does not accord with the state of affairs.
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Define 'inductive logic'.
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A logic method that determines how supported arguments are, based on a continuum from not supported to maximum support.
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Possible T/F of a valid argument
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T-->T
F-->T F-->F NOT T-->F |
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If you believe the conclusion is false, you are committed to...
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...believing one or more of the premises are false.
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