a deductive argument that is valid and has all true premises

When it is subject to more than one interpretation and it isn't clear which interpretation is the correct one

A claim can be interpreted in to or more very different ways

An argument consist of two parts - one part of which ( the premis or premises) is intended to provide a reason for accepting the other part ( the conclusion)

.An argument that is used to support rather than to demonstrate a conclusion

An objective claim is true or false regardless of wether people think its true or false Claims that lack this property are said to be subjective.

a method of developing the argument of a paragraph in three steps: if a major premise is true and a minor premise is true then a conclusion or prediction can be made

Understanding the behavior of others differently from how we understand our own behavior of that of other people in our group

an inability to look at an issue in an open-minded, fair-minded manner.

Being more strongly motivated to avoid a loss than to accrue a gain

If its impossible for its premise ( or premises) to be true and conclusion to be false

A premise that leads to a conclusion

an argument that demonstrates or proves a conclusion, which it does if its sound

Use of emotively charged language to express or elicit an attitude about something; stacks the deck either for or against the position it implies

When a claim is open to two or more interpretations because of it's structure--that is, its syntax

If a whole thing has a certain property then its parts must also be characterized by the same property

Argumentative essay

Moral subjectivism is the idea that all judgments and claims that ascribe a moral property to something are subjective. "There is nothing either good or bad but that thinking makes it so."

Clarity of a language can often be lost as a result of Importantly , Vagueness, Ambiguity, and Generality

Vagueness is when ?

An argument consists of a premise (or premises) and a conclusion