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Logic and Critical Thinking
Reasoning Well
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Philosophy
Undergraduate 1
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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Epistemology
Definition
Theory of knowledge
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Ethics
Definition
How we should live
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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.
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Premises
Definition
Claims that give reasons in support of the conclusion
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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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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
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