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Unit 2 Terms: AP Language and Composition Flashcards

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15573545303syllogismA form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.0
15573549790enthymemeLogical reasoning with one premise left unstated1
15573565810warrantthe underlying connection between the claim and evidence, or why the evidence supports the claim2
15573613677major premisethe first part of a syllogism, consisting of a general statement about the subject of your argument3
15573619023minor premisea statement about a specific case related to the general characteristics of the major premise4
15573627516inductive reasoningA type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations.5
15573632318deductive reasoningreasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.)6
15573645285premise indicatorsbecause, since, for, for example, for the reason that, in that, given that, as indicated by, due to, owing to, this can be seen from, we know this by7
15580924701analogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way8

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