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Weak Induction The premise provide some support for the confusion but not enough to make a strong argument
Appeal to Unqualified Authority Argument is based o views of an authority that lacks credibility
Appeal to Ignorance When a premise states that nothing has been proved by one way or another, and the conclusion makes a definitive assertion
Begging the Question Creating the illusion of support for the confusion, but support for (a) kept point(s) is never given
Three specific ways for begging the question 1. Create the illusion the premise supports the conclusion by leaving out a shake key premise 2. Restating a possibility false premise as the conclusion 3. Reasoning in a circle
Terms without nouns Nouns and pronouns that denote classes
Nonstandard Verbs Adding the copulas into statement
Singular Propositions A propositions that makes an assertion about a specific person, place, thing, or time
Adverbs and Pronouns Adverbs: where, wherever, anywhere, everywhere, or nowhere, when, whenever, anytime, always, or never Translated to: places, times Pronouns: who, whoever, anyone, what, whatever, anything Translated to: people or things
Unexpressed Quantifiers The quantifiers must be guided by the most probable meaning of the statement
Nonstandard Quantifiers Example: A few soldiers are heroes > Some soldiers are heroes
Conditional Statements When the antecedent and consequent of a conditional statement refer to the same class of things, that statement can usually be translated into categorical form if > subject only if > predicate
Exclusive Propositions Only, none but, none except, and no...except > goes into predicate term
"The only" Translates into all
Exceptive Propositions "All except S are P" and "All but S are P" must be translated into two statements
Syllogisms A deductive argument with two premises and a conclusion
Categorical Syllogism Uses categorical prepositions Ex: All students are people. Some students are bio majors. Therefore, some bio majors are people.
Major Term The predicate of the conclusion in the argument
Minor Term The subject of the conclusion
Middle Term One that occurs premise and does not occur in the conclusion
Pointers for Venn Diagrams 1. Marks are only made for premises 2. The universal premise should be entered first 3. Give the third circle minimal attention 4."Some S are P" means "At least one S exists and that S is a P" and "Some S are not P" means "At least one S exists and that S is not a P" 5. Shade ALL the area in question 6. the X goes in the unshaded part if the circle is shaded, the not shaded part the X goes on the line 7. X should not go where it would be outside of the diagram
Boolean Rules 1. Middle term must be distributed at least once 2. If a term is distributed in the conclusion, then it must be distributed in a premise 3. Two negative premises are not allowed 4. A negative premise requires a negative conclusion and a negative conclusion requires a negative premise 5. If both premises are universal the conclusion cannot be particular
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