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Flashcards by Alexa Smith, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alexa Smith
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Syllogism | A form of argument that has a conclusion that follows two or more premises |
| Deduction/Indution | Deduction = 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 |
| Analytic/Synthetic | Analytic = 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) |
| A Priori/A Posteriori | A Priori = Independent from sensory experience - can be determined by reason alone A Posteriori = Known only by experience - must have reference to something |
| Necessary/Contingent | Necessary = 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) |
| Reductio Ad Absurdum | A method of proving a proposition by disproving the opposite - Indirect Proof |
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