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Statement
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A sentence with a truth value
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True Value
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True or False
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Argument
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A series of statements, one or more which (premises) are meant to provide support for another (conclusion).
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Deductive Argument
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Attempts to prove conclusion is true.
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Inductive Argument
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Attempts to show the conclusion is likely to be true.
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Valid
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If, if the premises are were true, the conclusion would have to be true.
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Fallacy
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Mistake in reasoning
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Law if Non-Contradiction
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Says that nothing can both be and not be at the same time and in the same respect.
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Sound Argument
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Valid and has all and only true premises.
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A --> BA-----B
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Modus Ponens
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A --> B~A------~B
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Denying the antecedent
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A --> BB------A
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Affirming the Consequence
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A --> B~B------A
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Modus Tollens
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A --> BB --> C----------A --> C
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Chain Argument
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Categorical Statements
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Make a claim that there is a relationship between 2 or more categories of things.
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