SSH 105 Study Guide - Straw Man, Stereotype, Modus Tollens

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 105
• Professor: Thomas Hart

Document Summary

Argument: group of statements in which some (premises) are intended to support another (conclusion) Conclusion: in an argument, claim that premises are intended to support. Critical thinking (ct): systematic evaluation or formulation of beliefs or statements by rational standards. Explanation: statement(s) intended to tell why/how something is the case. Indicator words: words that frequently accompany arguments and signal that a. Inference: process of reasoning from a premise(s) to a conclusion based on those premise/conclusion is present premises. Logic: study of good reasoning, or inference, and the rules that govern it. Premise: in an argument, statement/reason given in support of conclusion. Statement (claim): an assertion that something is or is not the case. Appeal to popularity: fallacy of arguing that a claim must be true merely because a substantial number of people believe it. Peer pressure: group pressure to accept or reject a claim solely on the basis of what one"s peers think or that we know nothing at all.