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CC Intro Logic 19-
Introductory Logic by James Nance & Douglas Wilson, 4th ed.
Question | Answer |
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Argument | a set of statements, one of which appears to be implied or supported by the others. |
Conclusion | The statement which appears to be implied by the other statements in the arguments, which are called premises. |
Syllogism | A deductive arguments with 3 statements in categorical form. All M are P, All S are M, All S are P |
Minor term | the subject term of the conclusion |
Major term | the predicate term of the conclusion |
Middle term | the term which is in both premises, but not in the conclusion at all. |
Major Premise | the premise which contains the major term |
Minor Premise | the premise which contains the minor term |
Valid | A syllogism is valid if and only if the conclusion is necessarily true given that the premises are true. |