Philosophy 6: Logic in Practice
Pierce College
Department of History, Philosophy, & Sociology
Midterm Review
Chapter One:
Contradictions
Paradoxes
Oxymorons
Using vs. Mentioning Words
Chapter Two:
Intension
Extension
Connotation
Vagueness
Ambiguity
Semantic Ambiguity
Syntactic Ambiguity
Chapter Three:
Arbitrary Stipulative Definitions
Restrictive Stipulative Definitions
Reportive Definitions
Synonym Definitions
Example Definitions
Avoid Circular Definitions
Avoid Definitions that are Too Broad
Avoid Definitions that are Too Narrow
Avoid Unhelpful Metaphorical Definitions
Avoid Definitions that are Loaded
Chapter Four:
How to Handle Factual Disagreements
How to Handle Verbal Disagreements
How to Handle Interpretive Disagreements
How to Handle Evaluative Disagreements
Determine if Evidence is Relevant
Determine if Evidence Adequate
Determine and Evaluate Alternative Arguments
Chapter Five:
Argument to the Person Personal
Argument to the Person Circumstantial
Argument to the Person You Yourself
Argument from Authority
Argument from Force
Appeal to Pity
Straw Person Fallacy
Poisoning the Well
Slippery Slope
Gambler's Fallacy
Chapter Six:
Fallacy of Sweeping Generalization / Accident
Fallacy of Sweeping Generalization / Hasty Generalization
Fallacy of Sweeping Generalization / Converse Accident
Begging the Question
Complex Question
Argument from Ignorance
Argument to the Masses
False Cause
Irrelevant Conclusion