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Intro to logic
Logic
Question | Answer |
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statement | a sentence which is either true or false |
self-supporting statement | a statement whose truth value can be determined from the statement itself |
tautology | a statement which is always true because of its logical structure |
self-contradiction | a statement that is false due to its logical structure |
supported statement | a statement whose truth value depends on evidence or information from outside itself |
true | reliable, sure, being in accordance with the actual state |
false | not true or correct |
truth value | the truth or falsehood of a statement or proposition |
question | a sentence addressed to someone in order to get an answer |
command | an order given by one in authority |
nonsense | words having little or no sense or meaning |
authority | an accepted source of information or advice |
experience | instance of personally encountering or undergoing something |
deduction | reason to some conclusion based on other statements |