Logic and Argument

Syllogism

A way to form a logical conclusion from two premises

A syllogism

What is this?: All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Socrates is a mortal.

Major Premise

A broad and overarching claim with two related terms

Minor Premise

A more specific claim with two related terms that can connect back to the major premise

Conclusion

The claim produced from the connection between the major and minor premise

Completely ture

What must all your premises be?

Deductive

What kind of reasoning is a syllogism?

Inductive Reasoning

A specific claim creating a much larger conclusion (going from small to big)

Deductive Reasoning

A general and broad claim leading to a much larger conclusion (going from big to small)

Enthymeme

A syllogism where one of the premises isn’t stated direct, but rather implied

Principle of Charity

When presenting the opposing side, always use their stronger arguments instead of just showing weaker conclusions