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Key Words used in arguments for/against God
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- 1SyllogismA form of argument that has a conclusion that follows two or more premises
- 2Deduction/IndutionDeduction = an general rule that leads to a specific situation (All humans are mortal, therefore Jen is mortal because she is human)
Induction = Leads from an observation to a probable conclusion (All the humans i've met are mortal, thus all humans are mortal - 3Analytic/SyntheticAnalytic = The predicate is, by definition part of the subject (Golden retrievers are dogs)
Synthetic = The predicate and the subject are separate ideas (dogs enjoy chasing squirrels) - 4A Priori/A PosterioriA Priori = Independent from sensory experience - can be determined by reason alone
A Posteriori = Known only by experience - must have reference to something - 5Necessary/ContingentNecessary = A statement that would be contradictory to deny (Squares have four sides)
Contingent = Truths that happen to be true, but might have been otherwise (Stop signs are hexagonal) - 6Reductio Ad AbsurdumA method of proving a proposition by disproving the opposite - Indirect Proof
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