Part I: You should know the definition of the following terms (A word bank will be provided:- Necessary Truth
- Necessary Falsehood
- Argument
- Premise
- Conclusion
- Deductive
- Inductive
- Valid
- Invalid
- Sound
- Not Sound
- Strong
- Weak
- Cogent
- Not Cogent
- Conditional
- Antecedent
- Consequent
- Disjunction
- Disjunct
- Target group
- Sample
- Relevant Property
- Margin of Error
- Fallacy
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
Part II: In addition, you should be able to explain the following concepts: - The three laws of thought
- The three forms of possibility and impossibility we discussed in class.
- Tell the difference between a deductive and inductive argument.
- Identify the four valid and two invalid logical forms we discussed in class.
- Explain the three types of inductive arguments and the considerations that make these arguments strong or weak.
Part III: Lastly, you should be able to define and identify the following fallacies (A list of the fallacy names will be provided on the exam): - Begging the Question
- False Dilemma
- Equivocation
- Composition
- Division
- Ad Hominem
- Genetic Fallacy
- Appeal to Authority
- Ad Populum
- Appeal to Tradition
- Appeal to Ignorance
- Appeal to Emotion
- Appeal to Fear
- Straw Man
- Hasty Generalization
- False Analogy
- False Cause
- Post hoc
- Slippery Slope
- The fallacy of Misleading Averages
- The Fallacy of Missing Values
- The Fallacy of Hazy Comparisons.
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