Objection — may refer to: Objection (law), a motion during a trial to disallow a witness s testimony or other evidence Objection (argument), used in informal logic and argument mapping Inference objection, a special case of the above Counterargument, in… … Wikipedia
Objection (argument) — Refute redirects here. For the Transformer, see Refute (Transformers). In informal logic an objection (also called expostulation or refutation), is a reason arguing against a premise, lemma or main contention. An objection to an objection is… … Wikipedia
Rule of inference — In logic, a rule of inference (also called a transformation rule) is a function from sets of formulae to formulae. The argument is called the premise set (or simply premises ) and the value the conclusion . They can also be viewed as relations… … Wikipedia
Fiducial inference — was a form of statistical inference put forward by R A Fisher in an attempt to perform inverse probability without prior probability distributions.A fiducial interval may be used instead of a confidence interval or a Bayesian credible interval in … Wikipedia
Informal logic — (or, occasionally, non formal logic) is the study of arguments as presented in ordinary language, as contrasted with the presentations of arguments in an artificial, formal, or technical language (see formal logic ). Informal logic emerged in… … Wikipedia
Counterargument — In reasoning and argument mapping, a counterargument, also known as a rebuttal, is an objection to an objection. A counterargument can be used to rebut an objection to a premise, a main contention or a lemma. Other synonyms for such opposing… … Wikipedia
Lemma (logic) — In informal logic and argument mapping, a lemma is simultaneously a contention for premises below it and a premise for a contention above it. See also * Co premise * Objection * Inference objection* Lemma (mathematics) * Lemma (linguistics) … Wikipedia
Premise — In discourse and logic, a premise is a claim that is a reason (or element of a set of reasons) for, or objection against, some other claim. In other words, it is a statement presumed true within the context of an argument toward a conclusion.… … Wikipedia
False premise — A false premise is an incorrect proposition that forms the basis of a logical syllogism . Since the premise (proposition, or assumption) is not correct, the conclusion drawn may be in error. It is important to note, however, that the logical… … Wikipedia
Informal fallacy — An informal fallacy is an argument whose stated premises fail to support their proposed conclusion. [Kelley, D. (1994) The Art of Reasoning . W W Norton amp; Company, Inc. ISBN 0 393 96466 3] The deviation in an informal fallacy often stems from… … Wikipedia
