Unit 2 Terms: AP Language and Composition Flashcards

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