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13 Cards in this Set
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Argument
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an attempt to prove a point
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Conclusion
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the point that someone is trying to prove
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Premise
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reason given to believe the conclusion is true
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Inductive argument
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an attempt to prove that the conclusion is probably true based on the premises
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Justified argument
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an argument structured so that if the premises are true, the conclusion is probably true
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Unjustified argument
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an argument structured so that even if the premises are true, one does not have good reason to believe the conclusion is probably true
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Cogent argument
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a justified argument that has all true premises
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Not-Cogent argument
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an inductive argument that is either unjustified or it has at least one false premise
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Deductive argument
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an attempt to show that the conclusion must be true based on the premises
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Valid argument
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an argument with a structure so that if the premises are true the conclusion must be true
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Invalid argument
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an argument with a structure so that even if the premises are true the conclusion may be false
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Sound argument
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a valid argument with all true premises
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Unsound argument
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a deductive argument that is either invalid or it has at least one false premise
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