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Question 1

Define statement

Answer 1

A sentence that is true or false

Question 2

Give an example of a sentence that is not a statement

Answer 2

(It could be any question, command, or nonsense sentence)

Question 3

What is a supported statement?

Answer 3

A statement that requires outside information in order to determine its truth value

Question 4

Give an example of a self report

Answer 4

I think apple juice tastes good

Question 5

Give an example of an example of a tautology

Answer 5

You like popcorn or you don’t like popcorn

Question 6

Give an example of an example of a self-contradiction

Answer 6

You like popcorn and you do not like popcorn

Question 7

Give an example of an example of a false by definition statement

Answer 7

A triangle has 4 sides

Question 8

Are these two statements consistent?

Pianos are stringed instruments/pianos are not stringed instruments

Answer 8

No

Question 9

Are the two statements consistent?

The wind is blowing/soon it will snow

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

Are the two statements consistent?

Some carpenters are preachers/some carpenters are not preachers

Answer 10

Yes

Question 11

Are the two statements consistent?

No men eat dessert/some men eat dessert

Answer 11

No

Question 12

Does the first statement imply the second statement?

All musicians are poets/ rock musicians are poets

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

Does the first statement imply the second statement?

Boys are created in God’s image/everyone is created in God’s image

Answer 13

No

Question 14

Does the first statement imply the second statement?

Only policemen can speed/race car drivers may speed

Answer 14

No

Question 15

Does the first statement imply the second statement?

Some amphibians are frogs/some frogs are amphibians

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

Are the two statements logically equivalent?

Lizards are reptiles/ reptiles are lizards

Answer 16

No

Question 17

Are the two statements logically equivalent?

No students are teachers/ no teachers are students

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

Are the two statements logically equivalent?

All derbies are caps/some derbies are caps

Answer 18

No

Question 19

Are the two statements logically equivalent?

Some fruits are oranges/ some oranges are fruits

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

Are the statements logically independent?

Bill is taller than sally/Sally is shorter than Bill

Answer 20

No

Question 21

Are the two statements logically independent?

Boys always eat dessert/boys never eat dessert

Answer 21

No

Question 22

Are the statements logically independent?

Peter was a fisherman/Paul was a Pharisee

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

Are the statements logically independent?

Some picnics are outings/some picnics are not outings

Answer 23

No

Question 24

Can two statements be inconsistent and independent?

Answer 24

No

Question 25

What is a verbal disagreement?

Answer 25

An apparent inconsistency due to different definitions

Question 26

Give an apparent disagreement

Answer 26

Weirdo: I think hamsters are always pink Thinker: I think hamsters are never pink

Question 27

Rewrite the given statement so that it uses only the verb of being: Mere talk leads to poverty

Answer 27

Mere talk is a leader to poverty

Question 28

Rewrite the given statement so that it uses only the verb of being: Snowy days are peaceful

Answer 28

Snowy days are peaceful days

Question 29

Rewrite the given statement so that it uses only the verb of being: Many people will go to church tomorrow

Answer 29

Many people will be tomorrow churchgoers

Question 30

Rewrite the given statement so that it uses only the verb of being: The soldiers fought bravely

Answer 30

The soldiers were brave fighters