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Chapter 5: Formal and Informal Logic

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Uniform Substitution Instances<br />

From logical forms to propositions<br />

• Given a logical form, any number of arguments may be produced<br />

by uniformly substituting (atomic or molecular) propositions for<br />

propositional variables<br />

From propositions to logical forms<br />

• Given a proposition, a finite number of logical forms may be<br />

produced by uniformly substituting propositional variables for<br />

propositions<br />

ARGUMENT: Critical Thinking, <strong>Logic</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Fallacies <strong>Chapter</strong> 5: <strong>Formal</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Informal</strong> <strong>Logic</strong> 5–8

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