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Chapter 9
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- 1Statement (claim)An assertion that something is or is not the case
- 2PremiseA statement given in support of another statement
- 3ConclusionA statement that premises are intended to support
- 4ArgumentA group of statements in which some of them (the premises) are intended to support another of them (the conclusion)
- 5Indicator wordsWord that frequently accompany arguments and signal that a premise or conclusion is present
- 6Deductive argumentAn argument intended to provide conclusive support for its conclusion
- 7Inductive argumentAn argument intended to provide probable support for its conclusion
- 8ExplanationA statement (or statements) asserting why or how something is the case
- 9Teleological ExplanationsTry to explain the purpose of something, how it functions, or how it fits into a plan
- 10Interpretive explanationsConcern the meaning of terms or states of affairs. They seek to understand something's sense or semantic meaning-- not its purpose or cause.
- 11Procedural explanationsTry to explain how something is done or how an action is carried out
- 12Internal consistencyA theory that is internally consistent is free of contradictions
- 13External consistencyA theory that is externally consistent is consistent with the data it's supposed to explain
- 14TestabilityWhether there is some way to determine if a theory is true
- 15FruitfulnessThe number of novel predictions made
- 16ScopeThe amount of diverse phenomena explained
- 17SimplicityThe number of assumptions made
- 18ConservatismHow well a theory fits with existing knowledge
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