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Logic 1 Intro
Memoria Press 2nd Edition for GRACE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Logic | science of right thinking |
| Aristotle | father of logic |
| Two branches of Logic? | are formal and material |
| Material logic | content of argumentation, deals with truth of terms and proposition in an argument |
| Formal logic | form, structure of logic, or structure of reasoning |
| Three important terms in logic | truth, validity, soundness |
| Truth | correspondence of a statement to reality |
| Validity | argument is logical |
| Soundness | indicates that all the premises in an argument are true and that the argument is valid |
| Components of an argument | premise, premise, conclusion |
| Statement | is either true or false |
| Argument | is either valid or invalid |
| Mental act | happens in the mind |
| Verbal Expression | to say with your mouth |
| Name the 1st type of logical processes / Mental Acts | Simple Apprehension |
| Name the 2nd type of logical processes / Mental Acts | Judgement |
| Name the 3rd type of logical processes / Mental Acts | Deductive Inference |
| What is the verbal expression of Simple Apprehension? | Term |
| What is the verbal expression of Judgement? | Proposition |
| What is the verbal expression of Deductive Inference? | Syllogism |
| Simple Apprehension | to form in our mind a concept of something |
| Judgment | to affirm or deny |
| Deductive Inference | make the logical connection in our mind between the terms in the argument in a way that shows us that the conclusion either follows or does not follow from the premises |
| Formal Logic is also called | also called Minor Logic |
| Material Logic is also called | also called Major Logic |