Common Ground
in an argument, statements accepted by all sides.
Conclusion
In an argument, the statement that the premises are said to support or justify.
Conclusion Indicator
A word or expression used in the context of an argument to signal the present of the conclusion. ex: therefore, hence, it follows that, thus, which means that, accordingly, as a result, this implies that…
Correspondence theory of Truth
The theory which claims that truth is the correspondence of a statement of reality.
Declarative Sentence
A sentence typically used to make a claim about the world and thus to express something that is either true or false.
Definition
An explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase.
Enthymeme
An argument that is missing one or more presides or a conclusion.
Exclamatory sentence
a sentence expressing an emotion or a feeling.
Falsity
the property of a statement or proposition has when it does not correspond with reality.
Imperative sentence
A sentence expressing a command.
Interrogatory sentence
a sentence expressing a question.
Performative Sentence
a sentence the utterance of which performs an action.
Precise Definition
a detailed explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase. defined at the beginning before going further.
Premise
In an argument, a statement offered as evidence in support of the truth of the conclusion.
Premise Indicator
A word or expression used in the context of an argument to indicate that a premise is about to be given
Principle of Charity
When you must attribute a premise or conclusion to some one’s enthymemative argument, add something that helps make the person’s case as reasonable as can be.
Socratic Method
A claim that is either true or false
Truth
The property a statement ir proposition has when it corresponds with reality.
Argument
One or more statements, called premises, offered as reasons or evidence in support of the truth of a further statement, called the conclusion. Reasoning put into words.