Logic
Across
- 3. A logical structure used to show the validity of an argument.
- 6. Everyone is doing the crossword, so you should do the crossword, too!
- 8. An informal syllogism with a missing/assumed premise.
- 11. When a key term has one meaning in one part of an argument and another meaning in another part.
- 14. A kind of reasoning that moves from specific observations to a general premise.
- 16. When a person argues that one things will inevitably result from another.
- 18. An assertion that because two events occur closely in time, one event must cause the other.
Down
- 1. A syllogism with a conclusion that follows logically from its premise.
- 2. A general statement that relates two terms, a category and a quality.
- 4. A specific example of a general statement.
- 5. A syllogism with factual premises.
- 7. Attacking the character or motives of a person instead of focusing on the issues.
- 9. A syllogism that follows logically from its factual premises.
- 10. A kind of reasoning that moves from a general premise to a specific conclusion.
- 12. A kind of reasoning that occurs when someone supports a statement by restating it in different terms.
- 13. When a conclusion does not follow from the premises.
- 15. Errors in reasoning that undermine the logic of an argument.
- 17. The link between a specific example and a general statement.