Test Bank for A Concise Intro to Logic
(Patrick J. Hurley) Chapter 1 (14th
Edition by Patrick J. Hurley)
Logic - ANSthe organized body of knowledge
Argument - ANSa group of statements, one or more of which (the premises) are claimed to
provide support for, or reasons to believe, one of the others (the conclusion).
Statement - ANSa sentence that is either true or false--in other words, typically a declarative
sentence or a sentence component that could stand as a declarative sentence.
truth value - ANStruth and falsity of a statement
premise - ANSthe statements that set forth the reasons or evidence
conclusion - ANSthe statement that the evidence is claimed to support or imply.
conclusion indicator - ANSa word that provides a clue to a conclusion
premise indicator - ANSa word that provides a clue to identifying a premise
inference - ANSthe reasoning process expressed by an argument.
proposition - ANSthe meaning or information content of a statement.
syllogistic logic - ANSa kind of logic in which the fundamental elements are terms
modal logic - ANSa kind of logic that involves such a concepts as possibility, necessity, belief,
and doubt.
Four basic argument patterns - ANSVertical, horizontal, conjoint, multiple conclusion
expository passage - ANSa kind of discourse that begins with a topic sentence followed by one
or more sentences that develop the topic sentence.
illustration - ANSis an expression involving one or more examples that is intended to show what
something means or how it is done.
(Patrick J. Hurley) Chapter 1 (14th
Edition by Patrick J. Hurley)
Logic - ANSthe organized body of knowledge
Argument - ANSa group of statements, one or more of which (the premises) are claimed to
provide support for, or reasons to believe, one of the others (the conclusion).
Statement - ANSa sentence that is either true or false--in other words, typically a declarative
sentence or a sentence component that could stand as a declarative sentence.
truth value - ANStruth and falsity of a statement
premise - ANSthe statements that set forth the reasons or evidence
conclusion - ANSthe statement that the evidence is claimed to support or imply.
conclusion indicator - ANSa word that provides a clue to a conclusion
premise indicator - ANSa word that provides a clue to identifying a premise
inference - ANSthe reasoning process expressed by an argument.
proposition - ANSthe meaning or information content of a statement.
syllogistic logic - ANSa kind of logic in which the fundamental elements are terms
modal logic - ANSa kind of logic that involves such a concepts as possibility, necessity, belief,
and doubt.
Four basic argument patterns - ANSVertical, horizontal, conjoint, multiple conclusion
expository passage - ANSa kind of discourse that begins with a topic sentence followed by one
or more sentences that develop the topic sentence.
illustration - ANSis an expression involving one or more examples that is intended to show what
something means or how it is done.
