Traditional Logic Vocabulary

Question 1

Induction

Answer 1

Using examples to make generalizations.

Question 2

Formal Logic

Answer 2

Deals with Reasoning

Question 3

Material Logic

Answer 3

Deals with Truth

Question 4

Logical

Answer 4

Something that make sense.

Question 5

Illogical

Answer 5

A conclusion that does not make sense given the premises

Question 6

True

Answer 6

Matching reality

Question 7

False

Answer 7

Contradicting Reality

Question 8

Valid

Answer 8

An argument whose conclusion follows logically from its premises.

Question 9

Invalid

Answer 9

An argument whose conclusion does not follow logically from its premises.

Question 10

Sound

Answer 10

An argument is sound if it is valid and contains true premises.

Question 11

Mental Act

Answer 11

Part of a logical process

Question 12

Verbal Expression

Answer 12

The explanation of a mental act.

Question 13

Simple Apprehension

Answer 13

The basic concept of something.

Question 14

Term

Answer 14

The verbal expression of a simple apprehension.

Question 15

Judgment

Answer 15

Connecting or separating two simple apprehensions.

Question 16

Proposition

Answer 16

The verbal expression of judgment.

Question 17

Deductive Inference

Answer 17

Proving one proposition by linking others.

Question 18

Syllogism

Answer 18

The verbal expression of deductive inference.

Question 19

Sense Perception

Answer 19

The sensing of an object.

Question 20

Mental Image

Answer 20

The Mental Picture of an Object.

Question 21

Concept

Answer 21

The General Understanding of an Object.

Question 22

Abstraction.

Answer 22

The Process of turning a sense perception of an object into the concept.

Question 23

Subject Term

Answer 23

The verbal expression of the subject of a judgement.

Question 24

Predicate Term

Answer 24

The verbal expression of the predicate of a judgement.

Question 25

Copula

Answer 25

The form of “to be” that links the subject term and the predicate term.

Question 26

Logical Form

Answer 26

Subject, copula, Predicate

Question 27

Affirmo

Answer 27

Affirm

Question 28

Nego

Answer 28

Negate

Question 29

A Proposition

Answer 29

All S is P

Question 30

E Proposition

Answer 30

No S is P

Question 31

I Proposition

Answer 31

Some S is P

Question 32

O Proposition

Answer 32

Some S is not P

Question 33

Quality

Answer 33

Whether or not the Predicate Term is distributed.

Question 34

Quantity

Answer 34

Whether or not the Subject Term is distributed.

Question 35

Affirmative Quality

Answer 35

Affirming something.

Question 36

Negative Quality

Answer 36

Denying something.

Question 37

Universal Quantity

Answer 37

Referring to all of a category.

Question 38

Particular Quantity

Answer 38

Referring to some of a category.