Introduction Flashcards
Learn terms from Introduction (9 cards)
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Law of Identity
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If a statement is true, then it is true.
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Law of Noncontradiction
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A statement cannot be both true and false.
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Formal logic
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deals with the proper modes of reasoning.
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Informal logic
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Deals with operations of thinking that are indirectly related to reasoning.
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Induction
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Reasoning with probability from examples or experience to general rules.
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Deduction
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Reasoning with certainty from premises to conclusions.
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Categorical logic
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A branch of deductive logic that deals with categorical syllogisms, in which the basic unit of
thought is the category or term.
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Propositional logic
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A branch of deductive logic in which the basic unit of thought is the proposition.
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Syllogism
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A deductive argument with two premises and three terms: major, minor, and middle.
