Across
- 3. A premise leads to a conclusion which in turn, is used as a premise for a further conclusion. This pattern may be repeated.
- 5. A type of reasoning whereby the conclusion that is reached is necessarily true, either by definition or by virtue of the facts.
- 8. A justified premise is one that is believed to have a strong grounding in the truth.
- 10. Two or more theories trying o explain the same aspect of the natural world.
- 11. Only one premise is needed to logically arrive at a conclusion.
- 12. Our best attempt to explain something in the natural world, based on what we currently know.
- 13. The proof (facts, experimental, results, observations that supports an argument).
- 14. Two or more lines of argument arrive independently at the same conclusion.
- 15. A prediction based on a theory, which can be verified as being either correct or incorrect.
- 17. Reason or logic is a process of applying critical thought to a set of premises to arrive at the most reasonable conclusion.
- 18. A set of logical statements, leading to a fair conclusion, with reasons offered to support the conclusion.
Down
- 1. An argument that is deemed to have consistently strong reasoning throughout.
- 2. A propositional statement upon which an argument is based or from which conclusion is drawn.
- 3. A reasoned inference or deduction that follows from the logic of an argument.
- 4. A type of reasoning whereby a conclusion is reached by drawing on implications of the premise. Can never be proved beyond all doubt.
- 6. Something which can be demonstrated to be true.
- 7. Something that is believed to be true by the speaker, but which may or may not be shared by others.
- 9. A conclusion that is used as a premise in a continuing line of argumentation.
- 11. Two or more premises are needed to work in conjunction with each other to logically arrive at a conclusion.
- 16. Something that is held to be true, but which has not been, or cannot be, actually demonstrated to be true.