Basic Philosophy Terms - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A unit of reasoning that consists of a belief and reasons that support that belief	Argument	68%
The belief that the premises are used to support	Conclusion	44%
Reasons used to support a belief	Premise	44%
If an arguments premises force the conclusion to be true it is ____	Valid	40%
The specific formal structure of an argument as two premises and a conclusion	Syllogism	32%
Making abstract or difficult concepts more comprehensible through comparison	Analogy	28%
Imagined scenarios or situations created by philosophers to test ideas and explore the boundaries of concepts or examine the implications of theories	Thought experiment	24%
An argument technique where you follow someone's argument to its logical conclusion to show that it leads to something absurd or contradictory, thereby proving the original position is flawed	Reductio Ad Absurdum	16%
When both premises are true and the argument is valid	Soundness	8%
Arguments where the conclusion is presented as following on from the premises	Deductive Arguments	4%
Arguments where the conclusion follows on from the premises using probability	Inductive Arguments	4%
A way of presenting arguments in a way that produces the most clarity	Standard Form	0%
When there is a premise that hasn't been stated and needs to be addressed	Unstated Premise	0%

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