Intro. to Logic Eng. Quiz

English and Rhetoric

Logic

The study of correct reasoning

Claim

A statement

Argument

The process of supporting and proving a claim

Soundness

Whether the conclusion is valid and its premises are true

Validity

Whether the conclusion follows logically from the premises

Syllogism

A logical argument. It includes: Two premises and a conclusion that follows from the premises

Premise

Preliminary claims

Conclusion

Follows from the premises

Disjunctive

Major premise: Either/ or statement

Minor premise: Affirms one alternative or denies the other

Hypothetical

Major premise: Conditional statement (if/then)

Minor premise: Affirms the antecedent (the “if“ clause) or denies the consequent (the “then” clause)