CAC Logic and Reasoning
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 proposition | a statement that you want to prove or support |
| premise | evidence or reasons to support a statement |
| assumption | something accepted as true |
| skeptical | doubtful or questioning |
| analogy | a comparison of two or more things |
| dilemma | to have several possible unfavorable results |
| evidence | knowledge or experience used to support an idea |
| reasoning | to make a decision using evidence |
| emotion | feelings or sensitivity not based on evidence |
| ambiguous | more than one meaning or interpretation, unclear |
| valid | an argument where the conclusions come logically from the evidence |
| sound | using good judgment, good sense, and good reasoning |
| persuasive | influential or convincing |
| Red Herring | something to distract a person from the real issue |
| false dilemma | to claim two possible results when more than two are possible |
| Straw Man | to change someone's argument to make it easier to attack |
| fallacy | false, deceptive, or using poor reasoning |
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