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...an straw man] of the [[actual]] [[argument]], rather than addressing the [[argument]] itself. For example: ...o [[humans]]!" (This is not implied by the theory of evolution, thus the [[argument]] is false.)

:b : [[logic]]ally correct <a valid argument> <valid [[inference]]> ...ent is where the conclusion does not follow from the premises. A deductive argument may be valid but not sound. In other [[words]], validity is a [[necessary]]

*3 : an often plausible [[argument]] using false or invalid [[inference]] ...tructured]] using [[rhetorical]] [[patterns]] that obscure the [[logical]] argument, making fallacies more [[difficult]] to [[diagnose]]. Also, the components

...a [[proposition]] antecedently [[supposed]] or [[proved]] as a basis of [[argument]] or [[inference]]; specifically : either of the first two propositions of ...]: a premise is an [[assumption]] that something is true. In [[logic]], an argument requires a set of [[two]] declarative sentences (or "[[propositions]]") kno

...a [[proposition]] antecedently [[supposed]] or [[proved]] as a basis of [[argument]] or [[inference]]; specifically : either of the first two propositions of ...a premise is an [[assumption]] that something is true. In [[logic]], an [[argument]] requires a set of [[two]] declarative sentences (or "propositions") known

*3 a : [[logical]] incongruity ...opositions, taken [[together]], yield two conclusions which [[form]] the [[logical]], usually [[opposite]] inversions of each other. [[Illustrating]] a genera

...sn't the case or [[rhetoric]] which is [[technique]] of persuasion. Though logical consistency, factual accuracy as well as some [[emotion]]al appeal to [[aud ...them. However one large misconception about debate is that it is all about argument; it is not.

...e person [[advocating]] the premise. The ''ad hominem'' is a [[classic]] [[logical]] [[fallacy]]. The ''argumentum ad hominem'' is not always [[fallacious]], ...ut the opponent's [[personal]] [[character]] have nothing to do with the [[logical]] merits of the opponent's [[arguments]] or assertions.

...al, or alternatively, an "over-simplified" [[argument]] is prone to many [[logical]] fallacies: including hasty generalization, division, composition and many

A ''false dichotomy'' is a logical [[fallacy]] consisting of a [[supposed]] dichotomy which fails one or both ...://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Cultures ''The Two Cultures'']). In ''The Argument Culture'' (1998), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Tannen Deborah Tan

...t may mean that an [[arbitrary]] [[decision]] must be made, and then not [[Argument|disputed]]. ...//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Albert Hans Albert] presented a [[logical]] [[argument]] that fallibilism is ubiquitous and inevitable, even in the fields of [[ma

...and and purpose. This is somewhat related to the argument from design, the argument for God's existence because a purpose can be found in the universe.

...an inference is drawn in ordered ways (thus a [[syllogism]] is a rational argument in this sense). The other part associates rationality with explanation, und A [[logic]]al argument is sometimes described as "rational" if it is logically valid. However, rat

...re derived from Lat. through French. In the arrangement below the presumed logical order has been adopted in preference to the order in which the senses are r *2. [[Logic]]. = [[Greek]] ([[Aristotle]]). The species of [[argument]] in which the major premiss of a syllogism is assumed from a particular in

*1: Something held to be true and taken as the basis of an [[argument]]. ...ch is assumed (which may be either [[true]] or [[false]]), as a basis of [[argument]] or a premiss from which a conclusion is drawn.

...er. For the scientists among you, this may sound like a weak argument or a logical fallacy. However, consider that an exposition based on anthropology and bio

...e derivation rules. The proof of a mathematical theorem is a [[logical]] [[argument]] demonstrating that the [[conclusions]] are a [[necessary]] consequence of

...s]] of [[nature]] and the theology of religion into a [[consistent]] and [[logical]] universe [[philosophy]], a [[co-ordinated]] and unbroken [[explanation]] ...ansient as to [[individualities]]. [[Nature]] does not afford ground for [[logical]] [[belief]] in human-[[personality]] [[survival]]. The [[religious]] man w

...to prove any [[truth]] with certainty, even in logic and mathematics. This argument is called the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchhausen_Trilemma Mün ...ernate definition of epistemological fallibilism to resolve this suggested logical inconsistency. He postulates that the only logically consistent way of asse

...l usage, but a stipulative definition can only be disproved by showing a [[logical]] [[contradiction]]. ...f a term, while in [[reality]] stipulating an altered use, perhaps as an [[argument]] for some specific view.

..., or [[point of view]], by presenting sound reasoning, [[discussion]], and argument that thoroughly convince the [[reader]]. Persuasive writing is a type of ar ...]] for sequencing or putting details and [[information]] into some kind of logical order, usually [[chronological]]. Working with narration helps us see clear

...This oft-repeated phrase was the ultimate conclusion of all [[logical]] [[argument]] in every oration, regardless of the subject of the [[speech]]. This [[pat

...y with free will has been a debated topic by theists and philosophers. The argument that divine foreknowledge is not compatible with free will is known as theo ...be forced to swerve to avoid a collision — this is assuming each player is logical and follows optimal [[strategy]].[8]

...[[egoistic]] [[desire]] to win an [[argument]] merely to [[experience]] [[logical]] triumph over his fellows, being interested [[supremely]] in just one thin

...non-threat to itself. In one sense the ego's [[fear of God]] is at least [[logical]], since the [[idea]] of Him does dispel the ego. But [[fear]] of the body, ...h the ego feels safe, since the body's [[vulnerability]] is its own best [[argument]] that you cannot be of [[God]]. This is the [[belief]] that the ego sponso

...he assumption that someone's silence on a matter suggests ("proves" when a logical fallacy) that person's ignorance of the matter. In general, ''ex silentio''

...propositions could not rely on each other, as this would create a circular argument (as p implies q and q implies p). For the skeptics such logic was thus an i

'''Deductive reasoning''' is [[reasoning]] which uses deductive [[argument]]s to move from given statements ([[premise]]s), which are assumed to be tr ...l evidence to a particular truth or conclusion; whereas with induction the logical dynamic is precisely the reverse. Inductive reasoning starts with a parti

...ient Greek|Classical Greek]] λόγος [[logos]]; meaning word, thought, idea, argument, account, reason, or principle) is the study of valid [[inference]] and [[d * '''[[Informal logic]]''' is the study of [[natural language]] [[Logical argument|arguments]]. The study of [[fallacies]] is an especially important branch

...comfortable speaking their minds to Jesus. He was gentle with them and yet logical. He always had them reach for the best inside them. The apostles, on the ot ...couple to become better as people, no. There would have only been further argument and resentment.

...attempt to categorize every valid [[syllogism]]. A syllogism is a form of argument that is guaranteed to be accepted, because it is known (by all educated per ...ave been an uncaused "first cause." This is God. Aquinas also adapted this argument to prove the goodness of God. Everything has some goodness, and the cause o

...ifferent]] [[things]]: In the modern definition, a sophism is a specious [[argument]] used for [[deceiving]] someone. In Ancient Greece, the sophists were a gr ...roles of [[traditional]] [[deities]] (this was done to make "the weaker [[argument]] appear the stronger") and [[investigating]] into the [[nature]] of the [[

...atical predicate, but philosophers have long disputed whether it is also a logical predicate. Some philosophers claim that it predicates something, and has t However, this argument may be inverted by realists in arguing that since the sentence "Socrates is

...rtain process. Apart from that one argument, there is practically no other logical reason in support of either racial or cultural integration. 1951 J. D. L. K

...ticism (philosophy)|critically]]'' (in which case the main question is the logical question of whether what past philosophers said was true or false, and what ..."possibly" and "necessarily", or [[temporal logic]], which deals with the logical relationships established by the ''[[tense]]'' of a sentence.

...reading]] this I find myself very unhappy with not being able to find an [[argument]]. Could you in any way help?" ...[Ed. note: [[116:0|See UB page 1268, first two paragraphs]] for similar [[argument]]] So one can not find the answer in [[logic]].

...lity that is tangible to another. It is through association over and above argument that another will begin to shift the mind to the entertainment of a contrar

...that it provides us with doubly instructive exercises in the use of his [[logical graph]]s, taken at the level of his so-called '[[alpha graph]]s'. ...modes of statement are distinguished by the roles that they play within an argument, not by their style of expression. When the time comes to branch out from

...However, the theological works of medieval writers use the [[ideas]] and [[logical]] techniques of the ancient philosophers to address difficult theological q ...on translations by [[Boethius]] into Latin of Aristotle's Categories, the logical work On Interpretation, and his Latin translation of [[Porphyry]]'s Isagoge

...to such a process. In a narrower sense, analogy is an [[inference]] or an argument from one particular to another particular, as opposed to deduction, inducti * The logical and mathematical tradition speaks of an ''arrow'', ''[[homomorphism]]'', ''

Plato further simplified the form and reduced it to pure [[Logical argument|argumentative]] conversation, while leaving intact the amusing element of [ ...]], there can be no dialogic relations; they cannot exist among objects or logical quantities (concepts, judgments, and so forth). Dialogic relations presuppo

...owing Spinoza, Schelling was a determinist, assuming the world to have the logical necessity of a system, but following Kant, Schelling upheld the reality of ...revealed to mankind. In addition, Dostoevsky was influenced by Schelling’s argument that the highest truths were closed to discursive reason but accessible to

...Kant's conception of the "thing-in-itself," or the type of epistemological argument that led Kant to that conception. Still less does Hegel endorse Berkeley's ...gical structure of the world, one has also reached an understanding of the logical structure of [[God]]'s mind. Climacus claims Hegel's [[absolute idealism]]

...and that you may have some equally important values as well. There is no argument to this at all. You must begin from some point, and this is where we have ...n a way that could bring harm to the other person. Is this logical or non-logical, or is this a grand rationalization? What would you say?

...mposed of several sentences — in other words, [[conversation]]s, [[Logical argument|arguments]] or [[Speech (public address)|speeches]].

...an]] [[philosophy]], but as a [[mortal]] [[experience]] it is altogether [[logical]]. [[Religion]] is the experiencing of [[divinity]] in the [[consciousness] ...s]] of [[nature]] and the theology of religion into a [[consistent]] and [[logical]] universe [[philosophy]], a [[co-ordinated]] and unbroken [[explanation]]

...on that atheism requires a leap of faith. Common atheist responses to this argument include that unproven religious propositions deserve as much disbelief as a ...hilosophical argument. In contrast, practical atheism requires no specific argument, and can include indifference to and ignorance of the [[idea]] of gods.

...exia nervosa]] and [[bulimia nervosa]], is the most telling and compelling argument that dualism is central to modern thinking. Furthermore, Western dualism is

It is thus logical that invoking the principles of humanitarian intervention in such an asymme *[https://them.polylog.org/5/awm-en.htm The Argument about Humanitarian Intervention] By Michael Walzer

<blockquote>...Turing's informal argument in favor of his thesis justifies a stronger thesis: every algorithm can be ...ogical outcomes "true" and "false" Kleene also proposes the use of a third logical symbol "u" — undecided (Kleene 1952:326) — thus an algorithm will alway

...ve to happen. If every spark of life is Divinely created, it doesn’t seem logical that the Divine would destroy the Divine, that the love expressed between p ...on this—that the argument between creationism and evolution is a misplaced argument, because the context of the question has never been stated correctly. In o

...hin a tolerance. However, old western scientists believed if there are any logical connections found between an observed cause and effect, there must be also ...about precisely how the universe originated (Cosmogony). The philosophical argument here would be that the big bang triggered every single action, and possibly

...is meaningful to ask respectful questions; it seems to be a reasonable and logical question that you would ask, “What are the purposes that you bring to us ...in the implementation of the programs of the Correcting Time. There is no argument with that, and in fact, our entire realm wholeheartedly supports this. Wha

...lity is another person with whom you might be having a political or social argument. It might be what to do with this first Thursday of yours; how much to open ...ly tried meditation and the whole Thought Adjuster concept. While it makes logical sense to me, it’s still hard for me to grab a hold of and understand beca

''Logical'' determinism is the notion that all [[proposition]]s, whether about the pa In ''[[Elbow Room]]'', Dennett presents an argument for a compatibilist theory of free will, which he further elaborated in the

...clocks form a family of parallel straight lines. Note that in giving this argument, we never had to mention the mass of any of the clocks. Because they are mo ...lidean geometry to its space, but that is somewhat fortuitous; there is no logical guarantee that the various families will agree on their findings. After all

...oo, how they came into [[existence]], and how they are not reasonable, not logical, not divinely developed. ...agreement]] and expand upon those in ways with which you are familiar. Any argument that has existed for nine centuries will surely surpass your own lifetime.

...ation—by the Divine. To them, it is simply beyond reason; it is simply not logical. It is out of character to the world they have known all of the lives. There is no argument against prejudice when one’s mind is made up, and where there is bias, an

...[[egoistic]] [[desire]] to win an [[argument]] merely to [[experience]] [[logical]] triumph over his fellows, being interested [[supremely]] in just one thin

...eral arguments regarding a monotheistic view. The Naiyanikas have given an argument that such a God can only be one. In the ''Nyaya Kusumanjali'', this is disc ...eral celestial spirits, none of which would be logical. So it is much more logical to assume one, eternal, and omniscient God.

...at or non-threat to itself. In one sense the ego's fear of God is at least logical, since the idea of Him does dispel the ego. But fear of the body, with whic ...h which the ego feels safe, since the body's vulnerability is its own best argument that you cannot be of God. This is the belief that the ego sponsors eagerly

the Organon, or logical instrument. He also wrote comments on Porphyry’s Isagogë, into chapters, and letters in the sense of tool-words by means of which logical

...with [[Patriarchy#In gender politics|patriarchy]] using a similar line of argument.

...It was only by the [[concept]] of [[sin]] that natural [[death]] became [[logical]] to the primitive mind. [[Sin]] was the transgression of [[taboo]], and [[ ...prayer]] were nothing more nor less than bargaining with the spirits, an [[argument]] with the gods. It was a kind of bartering in which pleading and [[persuas

...ere is some ambiguity between the two terms, for example, the cosmological argument from [[theology]] regarding the existence of [[God]] is technically an appe ...cause|explanation]], though atheist commentators often point to this as an argument from ignorance or a ''God of the gaps'' fallacy, and that such an assumptio

...d be [[wrathful]], would be [[angry]] at their [[children]]? It makes no [[logical]] sense to us, whatsoever. Yet it prevails on [[your planet]]. Those of you ...s me. After that she said, "Yeah, okay." For this particular woman, that [[argument]] got her.

...es. The books have helped them walk through their lives. You will get no [[argument]] from me and I would really rather not make any further comment on these [ .... There is no occasion from turning aside from the better way. Hardly an [[argument]] can be raised against it.

...rial]] of [[Lucifer]], for His life on [[Urantia]] as you know was a key [[argument]] presented to the [[Ancients of Days]] against the [[rebuttals]] of [[Luci ...certainly [[agree]]. [[Patience]] is the [[antidote]] to the creature's [[argument]] with the [[Creator]] about the time it takes to do things. Maybe we shoul

...ction of children was the basis of neurotic illness, there is virtually no argument about this problem in the 21st century.

...it before that individual. In the privacy of love energy, communicate the logical explanation along with the irrational feelings. Do not judge. Allow each th ...her, today I came up against the universal law of "reaping what you sow" - argument with my Beloved about why we couldn't spend another $20 for UB materials an

...ative writers have neglected to cultivate the mathematical, analytical and logical. You who are scientists have emphasized these traits and sometimes neglecte ...s are essential in this love growth. The strength of man is logic, and the logical thought pattern is somewhat inimical to the strength of woman, which is int