Ch2: First steps in symbolisation Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
define one place connective
A
A connective with one space for a sentence (to form a compound sentence)
2
Q
define two place connectvie
A
A connective with two spaces for a sentence (to form a compound sentence)
3
Q
define simple/atomic sentence
A
no occurrence of any sentential connectives
4
Q
define complex/ component sentence
A
at least one occurrence of a sentential connectives
5
Q
what is the role of brackets
A
to fix the scope of a connective
6
Q
define LSL
A
language of sentential logic
7
Q
what is in the lexicon of LSL
A
- sentence letters
- connectives
- punctuation marks
8
Q
what is the one scope rule of LSL
A
~ takes the smallest scope possible
9
Q
give step by step method to symbolise an English argument
A
- identify conc
- identify atomic sentences
- symbolise all atomic sentences including conc
- mix english and atomic sentences
- fully symbolise
- check against english
