LOGIC (finals)
Across
- 1. epichereme that has both premise supported by a proof
- 2. a conclusion drawn from affirmative premises fallacy
- 3. term which is common to and found in both premises
- 4. the external expression of an argument
- 9. fallacy commit when syllogism would contain more than three terms
- 12. dilemma that may be a categorical proposition
- 14. the link that joins the premises to the conclusion
- 15. a syllogism preliminary to another
- 17. aim of a logical process in reasoning
- 18. if there are only two syllogism that are joined
- 20. premises can have either a true or false conclusion
- 21. the mental product of inferential thinking
- 23. is a mental act whereby starting with several judgements which we relate to one another
- 24. middle term fallacy violation if the middle term is twice universal , then its extension and supposition in both premises are exactly the same
- 27. syllogism is an inferential thinking that draws the conclusion in an absolute manner
- 30. words that helped in identifying premises and conclusions that provide clues that premises and conclusion are being put forward
- 31. also called in major term and minor term
- 32. a greek word means twice
- 33. it is a form of argument whose major premises is a disjunctive proposition and whose minor premise shows that whichever alternative the opponent chooses, is conclusively against
- 35. involves a number of previously known truths
- 36. a syllogism when it is impossible to have a d\false conclusion if the premises are true
- 37. sorites that is an abridged polysyllogism, has subject of the preceding premise becomes the predicate of the following
- 39. middle term fallacy violation that only repeat what has already been stated in the premises in which case nothing is inferred at all
- 42. a greek word which means on hand
- 43. is the middle term of the statement “a dog is a substance”
- 45. which mean in the mind
- 48. fallacy when the major term and the minor term cannot have a greater extension in the conclusion than in the premise
Down
- 1. the reasoning process also involves the knowledge of a new truth
- 5. a greek word means assumption or premise
- 6. major term of the statement “a dog is a substance”
- 7. refers to the different possible combinations of premises and conclusion according to quantity and quality
- 8. is a series of syllogism connected together, in which the conclusion of the
- 10. is the drawing of a conclusion from one or more premises
- 11. syllogism is an inferential thinking which concludes with certainty, affirming or denying a statement, from the affirmation or denial of another
- 13. kind of illicit means the predicate is universal in the conclusion not in the major premise
- 16. syllogism therefore understood as that which is both sound and valid
- 19. syllogism becomes the major premise of the following syllogism
- 22. soriates that is an abridged polysyllogism in which the predicate of the preceding premise becomes the subject of the following
- 25. it is variety of categorical syllogism in which a proof is joined to one or both premises
- 26. the syllogism is determined by the location of the middle term , the term that appears in both premises
- 27. another aim of a logical process in reasoning
- 28. is an abridged syllogism in which one of the premises or the conclusion is not expressed but is left in the mind
- 29. a conclusion is drawn from only one premise
- 34. refers to the propositions that comprise the reasoning process
- 38. dilemma that may be disjunction offering alternatives
- 40. is an abridged form of polysyllogism wherein the intermediate conclusions are left out
- 41. minor term of the statement “a dog is a substance”
- 44. kind of illicit means that the subject is universal in the conclusion but not in the minor premise
- 46. a conclusion is drawn from two premises
- 47. often use the syllogism major, minor and middle term