Lessons 19-22 Flashcards
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Argument
a set of statements, one of which appears to be implied or supported by the others.
premise
A statement in an argument meant to support or imply the conclusion.
conclusion
the point or the terminus of an argument. the statement that appears to be implied or supported by the others.
syllogism
A deductive argument with two premises and three terms: major, minor, and middle.
categorical syllogism
A syllogism with each statement in categorical form.
minor term
The subject of the conclusion of a syllogism
major term
The predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism.
middle term
The term that is found once in each premise in a syllogism.
minor premise
The premise in a syllogism that contains the minor term.
major premise
The premise in a syllogism that contains the major term.
schema
a representation of a syllogism, having statements in standard order, with standard abbreviations of its terms.
mood
three letter-description of the types of categorical statements a syllogism contains when arranged in standard order.
figure
a number from 1 to 4 identifying the placement of the middle term of a syllogism
figure 1
middle term is subject of the major premise and the predicate of the minor premise.
figure 2
middle term is predicate of both premises
figure 3
middle term subject of both premises
figure 4
middle term is predicate of major premise and subject of minor premise
form
mood plus figure
