Definitions
Square of Opposition
Statements
Definitions Reversed
Fallacies
100

Define SCHEMA

A representation of a syllogism that has its statements in standard order with standard abbreviations of its terms

100

Identify the MAJOR PREMISE:
No street legal vehicles are stock cars. Thus no racing car is street legal, since all stock cars are racing cars

street legal car

100

These statements can look similar to singular statements but the context requires them to be translated differently

Indefinite statements

100

A syllogism consisting of three statements in categorical form

Categorical Syllogism

100

Police help dog bite victim

Amphiboly

200

Define ENTHYMEME

An argument in which a statement is unstated and unassumed. A syllogism with one assumed statement
200

The positive or negative nature of its claim about the subject

Quality

200

Identify the FIGURE

All cats are animals
No animals are robots
Therefore, no robots are cats

200

Obverse, Converse, Obverse

Contrapositive

200

Some M are not P
All S are M
No S are P

Fallacy of an undistributed middle

300

Define SQUARE OF OPPOSITION

A diagram of the basic relationships between categorical statements with the same subject and predicate

300

Two statements are in this if and only if they always have the opposite truth value

Contradiction

300

Also known as bifurcation

Either/Or

300

An argument that uses both hypothetical and categorical statements

Mixed Hypothetical Syllogims

300

If P then Q
Q
Therefore P

Affirming the Consequent

400

Define COMPLEX QUESTION

When a question is framed in such a way as to exclude a legitimate response

400

Provide the SUBJECT for the statement
"Nobody shuts the door"

Person

400

When two statements can both be true at the same time

The statements are said to be CONSISTENT

400

Words that set boundaries, referring only to a limited class of things

Exclusive

400

AII-3

VALID

500

Define LOGIC

The Science and Art of reasoning well

500
Translate this statement into standard categorical form:

"Many chickens lay eggs"

Some chickens are egg-layers

500

Provide the obverse
"Some Africans are Egyptians"

Some Africans are non-Egyptians

500

When one assumes what is true about the whole is true of each part

Division

500

Look at Mr. Jones' goofy suit! All teachers in the world must dress funny.

Apriorism