Terms
Using a term that has two or more meanings that are partly the same and partly different, and related to each other.
What is analogical?
The primary rule broken here:
"The flauta: a dish that is not Icelandic.
What is "negative"?
Giving reasons that prove a different conclusion than the one the argument purports to prove
What is "ignoratio elenchi" or "irrelevant conclusion"?
Some ducks are mallards. --> Some mallards are ducks.
What is conversion?
The relationship between A and O statements.
What is contradiction?
The view that universal terms are merely names and do not convey anything about reality
What is nominalism?
The primary rule broken here:
Chimichanga: a tasty Mexican dish
Inferring that one thing is the cause of another simply because the first thing is observed to occur before the second thing
What is post hoc ergo propter hoc?
What is "conversion by limitation" or "partial conversion"?
If "Some ducks are mallards" is true, the truth value of "Some ducks are not mallards" is _____________.
What is "undetermined"?
The philosopher who held the position of moderate realism
Who was Aristotle?
What is the primary rule broken here:
virtue: excellence
What is "circular/synonymous"
This fallacy often substitutes a personal motive for a logical reason.
What is "ad hominem" or "genetic fallacy"?
obvert then convert
Which terms if any are distributed in an O statement?
What is passion?
Name all of the transcendentals.
What is being, unity, truth, goodness, and beauty?
"I couldn't work for NASA because safety regulations demand that some missions be aborted, and I don't believe in abortion."
What is "equivocation"?
All chimichangas are deep-fried burritos. --> All non-deep-fried burritos are non-chimichangas.
What is "full contrapositive"?
If O is true then E is ___________.
What is "undetermined"?
Identify the predicable: The flauta is a Mexican dish.
What is "genus"?
What is the primary rule broken here:
chimichanga: that queen of Mexican cuisine
What is "figurative"?
This fallacy is an unjustified generalization that is widely accepted.
What is "stereotyping"?
No ducks are mallards. --> Some non-ducks are mallards.
What is "full inverse"?
"All Mexican dishes are taquitos" is false, so what is the relationship that tells us "Some Mexican dishes are taquitos" is "undetermined"?
What is "subalternation" or "subimplication"?