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Logic and Critical Thinking
Reasoning Well
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Philosophy
02/20/2008
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Philosophy
Definition
The Love of Wisdom
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Metaphysics
 Definition
The nature of reality
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 Definition
Term
Epistemology
 Definition
Theory of knowledge
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Ethics
 Definition
How we should live
Term
Logic
 Definition
Study of reason
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Subject
 Definition
topic, main idea
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Copula
 Definition
is /was /will be
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Predicate
 Definition
description of subject
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Purpose of reasoning
 Definition
 to solve problems
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Purpose of an argument
 Definition
to persuade others
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Argument
 Definition
a form of persuasion, to make a claim, gives reasons in support of that claim
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Claim
 Definition
A statement that is true or false
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Truth Values
 Definition
true and false
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Conclusion
 Definition
A claim you're arguing for
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Conclusion indicators
 Definition
therefore, thus, so, it follows that, etc.
Term
Premises
 Definition
Claims that give reasons in support of the conclusion
Term
Premises indicators
 Definition
Since, for, because
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Tautology
 Definition
A claim that is necessarily true
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Contradiction
 Definition
A claim that is necessarily false
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Contingent
 Definition
A claim whose truth value depends on evidence
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Cogent
 Definition
A good argument with believable premises
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 Definition
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Fallacious argument
 Definition
A bad argument
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Fallacy
 Definition
An error in reasoning
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Deductive argument
 Definition
An argument with a yes or no anwser; an argument where if the premises are true the conclusion must be false
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Inductive argument
 Definition
Where if the premises are true, the conclusion is at best, probably true