1 Peter 3:15-16

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1 Peter 315-16
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• 15But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord.
  Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone
  who asks you to give the reason for the hope that
  you have. But do this with gentleness and
  respect, 16keeping a clear conscience, so that
  those who speak maliciously against your good
  behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their
  slander.

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Logic - definitions
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• Apologetics is offense and defense. Being
  familiar with the following can help you gain
  respect as you listen and show that you are
  thinking about what is being said and it can
  break down stereotypes.
• Definitions
• ____________________ - a statement about
  ________________
•  
• ____________________ - a proposition upon which
  an argument is made,
• upon which a conclusion is made
• ____________________ - mistake in reasoning
• Remember A fallacious argument doesnt mean the
  conclusion is TRULY false, it only means the
  individual has not ______________ what he
  believes. But if we cannot prove what we believe
  then we do not have a ________________ basis for
  our belief. A conclusion may be true but the
  argument for the existence of God with the
  existence of God. I.e. even if your argument is
  shown weak or wrong doesnt mean God doesnt
  exist.
• All arguments against God can be refuted using
  one of the following.

truth
Proposition
Premise
Fallacy
proven
logical
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nature
presentation

• Fallacies in the ___________________or
  _________________ or an argument.
• 1.      ______________________. An assertion
  without a __________________ or basis Relative
  to the individual. The individual as the
  ultimate reference point. Thats just what I
  believe. Thats just the way things are.
  More Subtle Everyone decides truth for
  themselves.
• 2.      __________________________ or
  _____________________________ - A proposition is
  meaningless if it _______________ itself. I
  cannot speak a word of English. All truth is
  relative. This statement is false. I can only
  know what I experience through my senses.
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• 3.      A ____________________ ___________________
  - something cannont be proven to ___ exist.
  There are no unicorns. God doesnt exist. You
  cannot be everywhere at the same time to test it.

reason
Arbitrary assertion
Self-contradiction
self-refutation
contradicts
universal negative
not
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absurdity

• 4)      _________________ to ________________ -
  When you take a belief to its logical ___________
  that results in absurdity. Reductio ad absurdum.
  If all truth is relative, then the statement
  all truth is relative is relative and not
  absolutely true, so you cant propose it. This
  is not a logical fallacy, but a good definition
  to be familiar with and use.

Reduction
conclusion
Reductionism
one thing
Naturalistic Fallacy The ways things
are
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Tautology
definition
Ends justify the means
works
Infinite Regress
Begging the question
rephrasing
Equivocation
meanings
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Emphasis
Context
force
Ad hominem
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Guilt by association
of other beliefs
Ignorance
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Argument from silence
said
pain
Argument from pity
immorality
Euphemism
Bandwagon
approval
General Rule
exceptions
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Hasty Generalization
conclusion
Majority Rule
consensus. Appeal to popularity
Appeal to authority
Chronological snobbery
new
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Wishful thinking
future
Straw man
caricature
Special Pleading
one side
Anecdotal evidence
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source
Genetic Fallacy
Complex Question
Category mistake
unlike
Faulty analogy
similar
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Faulty dilemma
third alternative
What if game
Might have been different
lead to
Slippery Slope
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Logic Worksheet
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• 1. Faulty Dilemma (35)
• 2. (17) Appeal to Ignorance
• 3. (23) Hasty Generalization 16 Guilt by
  association
• 4. (33) Category Mistake 9 ad infinitum
• 5. (24) Majority Rule/Appeal to Popularity
• 6. Special Pleading pg102 24,25 Appeal to
  Popularity Appeal to Authority
• 7. Irrelevant Conclusion pg103 8 Ends justify
  the means
• 8. 31 Genetic Fallacy
• 9. 26 Chronological snobbery/Appeal to Age or
  novelty
• 10. 37 Slippery Slope 4 Reduction to
  absurdity
• 11. 11 Equivocation

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Logic Worksheet (continued)
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• 12. 22 General Rule or Dicto Simpliciter 10
  Begging the question
• 13. 15 Ad hominem (abusive)
• 14. 19 Straw man
• 15. 24 Consus Gentium or Majority Rules
• 16. 25 Faulty Dilemma
• 17. Irrelevant Conclusion pg103 8 Ends
  justify the means
• 18. 19 Appeal to pity 1 arbitrary assertion,
  27 Wishful thinking
• 19. 37 Slippery Slope
• 20. 23 Hasty Generalization
• 21. Ad populum 21 Bandwagon 24 Majority
  rule
• 22. 27 Wishful thinking or Appeal to the Future
  26 Chronological snobbery

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Logic Worksheet (continued)
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• 23. 10 Begging the Question
• 24. 22 General Rule or Dicto Simpliciter 11
  Equivication
• 25. 32 Complex Question
• 26. Fallacy of Division pg 115 1 assertion,
  28 Straw man
• 27. 24 Majority rules/ Consensus Gentium, Appeal
  to Popularity