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Argumentation 2
Critical Thinking
Term | Definition |
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Conclusion | A claim for which some evidence is presented. |
Conversational Implicature | The information that is implicitly conveyed in a particular conversational text,distinct from the literal meaning of the statement. |
Epistemology | The theory of knowledge. |
Knowledge | A justified true belief. |
Inference Objection | An objection to another simpler argument providing evidence, not against any statement, but against the relationship between the stated premises and their contentions. |
Rebuttal | An objection to an objection. |
Hidden Premise | A co-premise which is not actually stated when an argument is presented. |
Premise | A claim which is part of a reason or an objection. |
Holding Hands Rule | Every significant word, phrase or concept appearing in a premise of a simple argument but not in the contention must also appear in some other premise of the simple argument. |
Proposition | A statement that asserts something is true or false. |
Rejoinder | An objection to a reason. |
Pyramid Rule | More general or abstract considerations should appear higher in the argument tree and considerations at the the same level of generality or abstraction. |
No Dangers Rule | Every significant word, phrase or concept appearing in one claim (contention or premise) of a simple argument must also appear in another claim. |
Rabbit Rule | Every significant word, phrase or concept appearing in the contention of a simple argument must also appear in one of the premises. |