1) Intro to Validity Flashcards

1
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What is a declarative sentence

A

Sentences that are true or false

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2
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How many conclusions can an argument have

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One

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3
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How can an argument be logically valid

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if and only if there is no interpretation under which the premisses are all true and the conclusion is false

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4
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How can a conclusion be false

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if at least one premise is false, or the argument is invalid

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5
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Propositionally valid

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no interpretation of the sentences such that all premises are true and yet conclusion is false

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6
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Consistency

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set of sentences are consistent if and only if there is at least one interpretation under which all sentences of the set are true

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Logical Truth

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a sentence is logically true if an only if it is true under any interpretation

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8
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Logically false

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a sentence is logically true if an only if it is true under any interpretation

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Logically Equivalent

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Sentences are logically equivalent if an only if they are true under exactly the same interpretations

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10
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Enthymeme

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Collection of sentences which need one more premise and could be true

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