NR567 Week 3 ASSIGNMENT COMPLETE 2023

NR567 Week 3 ASSIGNMENT COMPLETE 2023 1. Inductive argument: It is one in which the arguer attempts to demonstrate that the truth of the conclusion probably follows from the premises. This is because the conclusion of an inductive argument is a projection based on the premises. Intended to provide probable support for its conclusion 2. Deductive argument: It is the one in which the arguer attempts to demonstrate that the truth of the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises. When a deductive argument is properly constructed, the premises logically entail the conclusion. An argument intended to give logically conclusive support to its conclusion 3. Categorical argument: Deductive argument that contains categorical claims. 4. Categorical claims: Claims that relate two categories of things. Tell how two or more things relate to one another. Can be universal affirmative, universal negative, particular affirmative, and particular negative sentences. 5. Universal negative claim: Expresses a negative claim about the relation of an entire category of things to another category of things..e.g.: No fish are vegetables. 6. Universal affirmative claim: Expresses a positive claim about the relation of an entire category of things to another category of things. e.g.: All houses are buildings. 7. Particular affirmative claim: Expresses a positive claim about the relation of a portion of a category of things to another category of things. e.g.: Some cars are Mustangs. 8. Particular negative claim: Expresses a negative claim about the relation of a portion of a category of things to another category of things. e.g.: Some Americans are not truck drivers. 9. Truth-functional argument: Is a deductive argument that contains truth-functional claims. Claims that are composed of simple claims and logical operators. 10. Simple claim: Claims that does not contain any other claim as a component. e.g.: Craig lives in Madison, Winsconsin. 11. Compound claim: When one or more claims are combined with a logical operator. Can be presented as negation, conjunction, disjunction, and conditional. In ordinary language, these are claims containing the words not, and, or, and if . . . then . . ., or their equivalents. 12. Negation: Modifies a claim with the operator *not*. e.g.: Anne is not enrolled in this class.