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  2. Simple non-inferential passage - Wikipedia

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    A loosely associated statement is a type of simple non-inferential passage wherein statements about a general subject are juxtaposed but make no inferential claim. [3] As a rhetorical device, loosely associated statements may be intended by the speaker to infer a claim or conclusion, but because they lack a coherent logical structure any such interpretation is subjective as loosely associated ...

  3. Logical reasoning - Wikipedia

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    A variety of basic concepts is used in the study and analysis of logical reasoning. Logical reasoning happens by inferring a conclusion from a set of premises. [3] Premises and conclusions are normally seen as propositions. A proposition is a statement that makes a claim about what is the case.

  4. List of valid argument forms - Wikipedia

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    Of the many and varied argument forms that can possibly be constructed, only very few are valid argument forms. In order to evaluate these forms, statements are put into logical form . Logical form replaces any sentences or ideas with letters to remove any bias from content and allow one to evaluate the argument without any bias due to its ...

  5. Argument - Wikipedia

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    In formal logic, the validity of an argument depends not on the actual truth or falsity of its premises and conclusion, but on whether the argument has a valid logical form. [citation needed] The validity of an argument is not a guarantee of the truth of its conclusion. A valid argument may have false premises that render it inconclusive: the ...

  6. Glossary of logic - Wikipedia

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    A subfield of logic that emphasizes the concept of resources, where logical operations consume their arguments, differing from classical logic's treatment of assumptions as reusable. linear order A total order on a set where every pair of elements is comparable, meaning for any two elements, one is either greater than, less than, or equal to ...

  7. Gun advocates don't make a logical argument | Opinion - AOL

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    Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It is the analysis of ideas and arguments using reason and rational thinking. Logical fallacies, such as those used by many gun advocates, are the ...

  8. Logic and rationality - Wikipedia

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    As the study of argument is of clear importance to the reasons that we hold things to be true, logic is of essential importance to rationality. Arguments may be logical if they are "conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity", [1] while they are rational according to the broader requirement that they are based on reason and knowledge.

  9. Validity (logic) - Wikipedia

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    A standard view is that whether an argument is valid is a matter of the argument's logical form. Many techniques are employed by logicians to represent an argument's logical form. A simple example, applied to two of the above illustrations, is the following: Let the letters 'P', 'Q', and 'S' stand, respectively, for the set of men, the set of ...