Quizlet logic rivendell

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  1. a definition should be of the same part of ______ as the term: speech
  2. an _______ word has more than one definition: ambiguous
  3. greater ______ means more abstraction: extension
  4. greater______means greater concreteness: intension
  5. lesson 19 define argument: An argument is a set of statements, one of which appears to be implied or supported by others.
  6. lesson 19 define conclusion: The conclusion of an argument is the statement which appears to be implied by the other statements in the argument which are called premises
  7. lesson 20 define categorical syllogism: A categorical syllogism is a deductive argument consisting of three statements in categorical form that together use only three terms called the major, minor, and middle
  8. lesson 20 define major term: The major term is the predicate term of a conclusion.
  9. lesson 20 define middle term: The middle term is a term which is in both premises but which is not in the conclusion.
  10. lesson 20 define minor term: The minor term is the subject term of the conclusion.
  11. logic is the _____and ____of reasoning well: science art
  12. name 6 things that definitions do: show relationships, remove ambiguity, reduce vagueness, increase vocabulary,explain concepts theoretically, influence attitudes
  13. the ______ of a term is the sum of all the individual objects described by it: extension
  14. the______ of a term is the sum of all of the common attributes denoted by the term: intension
  15. what is the law of Excluded middle: a statement is either true or false
  16. what is the law of Identity: if a statement is true than it is true
  17. what is the law of Non Contradiction: a statement cannot be both true and false