15573545303 | syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 0 | |
15573549790 | enthymeme | Logical reasoning with one premise left unstated | 1 | |
15573565810 | warrant | the underlying connection between the claim and evidence, or why the evidence supports the claim | 2 | |
15573613677 | major premise | the first part of a syllogism, consisting of a general statement about the subject of your argument | 3 | |
15573619023 | minor premise | a statement about a specific case related to the general characteristics of the major premise | 4 | |
15573627516 | inductive reasoning | A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations. | 5 | |
15573632318 | deductive reasoning | reasoning 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 | |
15573645285 | premise indicators | because, 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 by | 7 | |
15580924701 | analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 8 |
Unit 2 Terms: AP Language and Composition Flashcards
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