Logic Final

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Types of Inductive Arguments

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Prediction
Analogy
Generalization
Authority
Signs
Causal Inference

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Types of Deductive Arguments

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Math
Definition
Categorical Syllogism
Hypothetical Syllogism
Disjunctive Syllogism

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What are the indicator words for a Categorical Syllogism?

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All, Some, & Know

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What are the indicator words for a hypothetical syll?

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If....then

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What are the indicator words for disjunctive syllogism?

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either... or...

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Definition of a sound argument

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argument that is valid and has ALL true premises.

sound = valid arg. + all true prem.

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A deductively valid argument can have a true conclusion

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True

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Definition of a Cogent Agrument

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Inductive, strong, & all true prem.


cogent = strong + all true prem.

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Valid deductive argument

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it is impossible for the conclusion to be false, give that the premises are true.

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Invalid Deductive Argument

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It is possible for the conclusion to be false given that the premises are true.

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Weak Inductive Argument

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The conclusion does not follow probably from the premises, even though it is claimed to.

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Strong Inductive Argument

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inductive argument...it is improbable that the conclusion be false give that the premises are true.

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Deductive Arguments

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involve necessary reasoning

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Inductive arguments

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involve probalistic reasoning

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A sound argument may have a false conclusion

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False

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A strong argument may have a false premise & a probably false conclusion.

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True

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If you have a valid argument with all true premises, its conclusion cannot be false.

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True

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Inductive arguments admit varying degrees of strength & weakness.

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True

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A argument can be sound, but not valid.

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False

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A deductively valid argument can have a false conclusion

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True

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A valid argument may have a false premise & a true conclusion.

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True

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If an argument is sound, it is impossible for it to have a false conclusion.

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True

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A cogent argument can have false premises.

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False

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If an inductive argument is strong & cogent, then it's conclusion is Necessarily true.

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False

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If you have an argument with obviously true premises & an obvioulsy true conclusion, you necessarily have a valid argument.

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false

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If an argument is deductively invalid, the premises may be true.

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True

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A statement may be legitimately spoken of as "valid" or "invalid."

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False

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An argument may be legitimately spoken of as "true or false."

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False

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If an argument has a true premise & a true conclusion, we know that it's a perfectly good arguement.

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False

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A cogent argument must be inductively strong.

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True

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A cogent argument may have a probably false conclusion.

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False

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A strong argument may have true premises and a probably false conclusion

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False

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A valid argument may have a false premise & a false conclusion.

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True

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If a deductive argument has true premises & a false conclusion it is necessarily invalid.

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True

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Inductive arguments admit varying degrees of strength and weakness.

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True

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Some argument, while not completely valid, are almost valid.

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False

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Conclusion Indicator Word

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Therefore
Accordingly
Entails that
Wherefore
We May Conclude

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Conclusion Indicator Words

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Hence
Thus
It must be that
It follows that
Consequently

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Conclusion Indicator Words

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For this reason
Implies that
We May Infer
So
As a result Apparently

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Premise Indicator Words

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Since
May be infered from
Seeing that
In that
For the reason that

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More Premise Indicator Words

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Because
As
Inasmuchas
For
As indicate by

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Premise indicator words

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Give that
owing to

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AD BAC

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Appeal to Force

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Ad Mis

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Appeal to pity

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Ad pop

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Appeal to the people

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Ad Hom

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Argument against the person

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Tu quo

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"You Too" hypocrisy

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Accident

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Making acception to the general rule.

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Straw Man

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Distort the Argument

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Red Herring

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Distraction

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Ad Vere

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Appeal to false authority

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Ad Ig

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Appeal to ignorance

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Hasty generalization

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Too small of a sample population

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False Cause

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Superstitous/cause & effect

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Slippery Slope

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Innocent first step = disaster

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Weak analogy

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A....

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Complex Question

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2 questions = 1 question & 1 answer... leading question.

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False Dichotomy

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ultimatium

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Equivocation

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Sematics... meaning of words change.

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Amphiboly

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syntax... ambiguous grammar

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Composition

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parts to whole

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Division

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whole to parts

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Begging the Question

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Circular Reasoning