Test I: The Structure of Arguments

Important Concepts: be able to characterize and give examples.

philosophy		logic
statement or proposition		sentence
premiss		conclusion
argument		simple argument
complex argument		premiss indicator
conclusion indicator		inference
entailment		argument
explanation		conditional statement
imperative		hypothetical
deduction		induction
truth		validity
soundness

Important Skills: be able to do the following kinds of problems.

1. Identify premiss and conclusion indicators
2. Diagram simple and complex arguments
3. Explicate the differences among truth, validity, and soundness

Important Distinctions: Be able to list differences and give examples.

1. sentence and statement
2. argument and explanation
3. deduction and induction
4. truth, validity, and soundness

Example test is online:
http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/argument_test.html