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MCAT CARS Ch. 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conditional | Unidirectional relationship that exists between two terms |
| Conditionals Can Be: | Represented with language (If X, then Y) or symbols X --> Y |
| Antecedent (X) Can Be Called: | A sufficient condition. It is the evidence in cases of justification. It is also the cause in cases of causation. |
| Consequent (Y) Can Be Called: | A necessary condition. It is also the conclusion in terms of justification. It is also the effect in cases of causation. |
| Conditional Claim | True if it is impossible to have a true antecedent and a false consequent simultaneously. |
| Truth Table | Shows the operations of formal logic |
| Sufficiency | Refers to the impossibility of having an antecedent without its consequent. |
| Necessity | Refers to the idea that if the consequent is not true, then the antecedent is also not true |
| One Application Of Conditionals Is The: | Whole-parts relationship |
| Justification | The relationship of logical support between a piece of evidence and its conclusion. |
| Correlation | Relationship of two events accompanying one another. |
| Causation | One-way relationship of the antecedent leading to the consequent (cause and effect) |
| Known Entity | One with characteristics that have already been established. |
| Unknown Entity | The one that is only partially understood. |
| Evidence In An Analogical Argument Leads To A: | Single conclusion in which one piece of evidence is known and unknown entities share similar corresponding characteristics. The other evidence is that the known entity possess some characteristic of interest. |
| An Analogy can Be Strengthened By: | Greater similarity between the known and the unknown. |
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