Define it
Deductive reasoning
begin with some specific premises that are true and you must judge whether those premises allow you to draw a particular conclusion based on logic
Problem solving, deductive reasoning, and
decision making are interrelated, & are included in the general category ______
thinking
a statement you are making the decision about
Proposition
Conditional (propositional) reasoning
Relationship between 2 conditions
______ requires that you go beyond the information you were given
Thinking
concluding the statement is true/valid
Affirm
Syllogism
2 statements that we must assume to be true, plus a conclusion
____ ______ begins with some
specific premises that are true and you must
judge whether those premises allow you to
draw a particular conclusion based on logic
Deductive reasoning
confirm the statement is false/invalid
Deny
Negative wording
People handle positive information better than negative information, take longer, and make more errors
_____ the _____ means that you say
the “if...” part of the sentence is true
Affirming / antecedent
If statement, comes first – The “if” part is true
Antecedent
Heuristic
a general strategy that usually works well
4 Kinds of Conditional Reasoning Tasks are: _______, ______, ______, and ________.
Affirming the antecedent, affirming the consequent, denying the antecedent, and denying the consequent
Consequence, comes second – The “then” part is true
Consequent