Formal debate and logic word scramble · Grade 11

The scrambled words and clues

Directions: Unscramble the letters to make a word that matches the clue. Write one letter in each box.

• Describes an argument whose conclusion must follow if its premises hold
• Inference to the best available explanation, as a detective reasons
• A sharp reply to a reply
• Three-part argument: major premise, minor premise, conclusion
• Neutral person who keeps a debate orderly and on time
• ___ of proof: the duty to support a claim, resting on the side that makes it
• ___ method: testing a belief through a patient chain of questions
• The formal statement that a debate is held to decide
• A conclusion reached by reasoning from evidence
• Reasoning from specific cases to a probable general rule
• The side in a debate that supports the motion
• Seeking truth through the disciplined exchange of opposing arguments