Studied by 3 people
A method to help people overcome flawed thinking in order to not deceive themselves
Four idols
set of argument categories that a person can used to discover evidence for an argument
common topics
preconceived judgement or opinion
prejudice
a rhetoric who focuses on content
Aristotelian
the art and science of reasoning
logic
to lead to generalize on observations or examples
inductive logic
to supply evidence or proof for what you believe
argument
known for creating the Common Topics
Aristotle
developed the theory of The Four Idols
Francis Bacon
Main tool in deductive logic; an argument that contains a conclusion supported by 2 premises
syllogism
highly personal unreasoned distortion of judgement
bias
to draw down knowledge contained by previously states fact
deductive logic
the art of effective public speaking
rhetoric
the facts used as evidence
premise
a rhetoric who focuses on sound and style; shallow
Sophist
a statement of belief
conclusion
all humanity and wishful thinking are characteristics that go with which idol
Tribe
Tendency to accept older more widely accepted ideas rather than the new ideas is which idol?
Theater
the idol represents problems that come from using vague or ambiguous words
marketplace
this idol represents prejudice that come from social, economic, or religious backgrounds?
cave
5 common topic
definition, comparison, testimony, circumstance, relationship
2 types of rhetoric
sophist, Aristotelian
2 types of logic
inductive deductive
4 idols
tribe, cave, marketplace, theater
Colossians 4:6
grace, salt, answer
Proverbs 13:3
lips, lives, speak
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