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1
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Vagueness

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Not enough information

2
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What is the difference between ambiguity

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Unknown

3
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Analytic statements can be called what?

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Logical trues

4
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What can a contradictory statement be called?

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Cannot be true

Logical falsehood

5
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Synthetic statement is what?

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Statement depended on the meaning of the word can be false or true. Depends on meaning

6
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What is a necessary condition?

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You must have the quality in order for something to be solid

7
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Sufficient condition is what?

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It’s just enough to get by

8
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Is being an animal a necessary or sufficient condition to being a human?

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Necessary

9
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You talk back one more time and your grounded

That is a sufficient or necessary condition?

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Sufficient

10
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What is the fallacies approach?

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Identifying all the specific fallacies

11
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Define logical strength

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If the or

12
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What is logical strenght?

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If the premises are true then the really would suppor the conclusion

13
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What is logical soundness

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1) the argument is logically strong

2) it really does have a true premise

14
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What is a strong premises with true evidences

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This is soundness

15
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What is criteria for a sound argument?

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Acceptability
Relevance
Adequacy

16
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What is acceptability

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Assuming you’ve determined that an argument is strong then ask after th truth of the premises
When you can’t prove beyond a doubt the truth of a premises ask whether it’s acceptable

17
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What is relevance?

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Perhaps the most important
The premise must be relevant to the conclusion
Just having true premises is not enough they still have to be relevant to the conclusion

18
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What are the Sven rules for assessing arguments?

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Identity the main conclusion 
Identify the premises 
Indent the Structure of the argument 
Check the acceptability 
Relevance 
Adequacy 
Consider counter argument s
19
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What does Finis mean?

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Look up