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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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sophism
Philosophy; Logic
Sophisms are seemingly credible arguments that are intentionally deceptive.
affirming the consequent
Philosophy; Logic
Like denying the antecedent, affirming the consequent is a formal fallacy. The fallacy lies solely in the form itself. It has the following pattern: if p then q, q, therefore p. ...
argument
Philosophy; Logic
An argument is a piece of reasoning with one or more premises and a conclusion. Arguments are usually divided into two kinds, deductive and inductive. So defined, an argument is ...
conclusion
Philosophy; Logic
A conclusion is the supported claim that is being made. In an argument one expects that a claim will be supported with reasons or premises. Moreover, these premises will be true ...
conditional
Philosophy; Logic
A conditional statement is an if-then statement and consists of two parts, an antecedent and a consequent. The antecedent, or that which goes before, is preceded by the "if"; the ...
consistency
Philosophy; Logic
Consistency is much prized in reasoning. Ideally, one would like for one's beliefs to fit together without any contradictions. Consistency is the intuitive notion that is the ...
contradiction
Philosophy; Logic
A contradiction occurs when one asserts two mutually exclusive propositions, such as, "Abortion is wrong and abortion is not wrong." Since a claim and its contradictory cannot ...
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