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| Emphasizes the accuracy of the premises and the correctness of the inferences linking premises and evidence to the claims they support. "Is the arguement sound?" |
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| Focuses on and enhances a candid, critical, and comprehensive examination of all positions relevant to the topic. Has the discussion been handled in such a way that a critical examination of all aspects has been completed? (How the arguers got to their conclusion, did they look at all the different aspects? Was the process good? Did they go through all the choices and processes?) |
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| Arguements are viewed as appeals to an audience, and we must take account of the circumstances in which the argument was made and the strategies used to influence its audience. Has the arguer constructed the arguments so as to successfully influence a particular audience? (Did I put together an argument that will actually persuade my audience?) |
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| The study of how conclusions are reached using structured statements |
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| Process of moving from general statements to specific conclusions |
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| Process of moving from particular examples, observations, or instances to general conclusions |
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| Is made up of three statements, includes three terms associated in pairs with each other through the statements, and draws a conclusion from a major and minor premise. Three main categories: categorical, hypothetical, disjunctive |
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| A logical argument that draws a necessary conclusion from two premises stated as simple propositions containing categorical terms that designate classes. (I.E. "All...are" |
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| Set forth two or more alternatives in the major premise, deny all but one in the minor premise, and affirm the only remaining alternative in the conclusion (Either A or B, Not A, Therefore, B) |
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| Arguments that do not involve a direct comparison; rather they contain a conditional major premise that is either affirmed or denied in the minor premise. The conclusion is what remains. (If..Then.) |
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