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PHILOSPHY TERMS
Basic logic terms
Term | Definition |
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Argument | A statement, or group of statements, that claim to provide support for a conclusion |
Premise | The statement(s) in an argument that give the evidence |
Conclusion | The statement the premises claim to support |
Statement | Complete thought believed to be true/false |
Good argument | Argument where the statements provide sufficient evidence to support the conclusion |
Deductive argument | An argument where the arguer claims the conclusion IMPOSSIBLE to be false if the premises are true |
Inductive argument | The arguer claims it is MERELY IMPROBABLE for the conclusion to be false if the premises are true |
Sampling argument | A small group is used to draw conclusions on the general public's beliefs |
analogical argument | A special inductive argument where the similarity of 2+ things are used to infer a conclusion --> uses analogies, syllogism |