PHIL 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Enthymeme, Deductive Reasoning, Informal Logic
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Logic- is the systematic study of the standards of correct reasoning. Reasoning- occurs when you conclude one thing on the basis of something else, in other words, when you draw a conclusion on the basis of evidence. Formal logic- studies the abstract patterns or forms of correct reasoning. Informal logic- studies the nonformal aspects of the reasoning process that cannot be accurately translated into abstract symbols. Deductive reasoning- aims to show that a conclusion must be true. The reasoning conclusively proves the conclusion is true. Deductive logic- study of the standards of correct deductive reasoning. Inductive reasoning- aims to show not that the conclusion must be true, but only that the conclusion probably is true. Inductive logic- study of the methods for evaluating inductive reasoning. Reasoning moves from evidence to a conclusion. Every argument has premises (which are the evidences) to support the truth of the further statement, called the conclusion.
