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2 be logical
Introductory logic Lessons 14-18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| contradiction | IF and ONLY IF two statements ALWAYS have opposite truth values |
| In the square of opposition, statements in _________________________ corners are CONTRADICTORY statements. | OPPOSITE |
| A statements | All S are P |
| E statements | No S are P |
| I statements | Some S are P |
| O statements | Some S are not P |
| contrary | IF and only IF two statements CAN both be FALSE but canNOT BOTH be TRUE |
| Only A and E statements (universal statements) can be ________________ (both be false, but not both be true). | CONTRARY |
| In any argument that involves contrary claims, remember that it is possible for BOTH claims to be ____________ - there may be a third option. | FALSE |
| SUBcontrariety | when two statements can BOTH be TRUE but canNOT both be FALSE |
| Only I and O statements (particular statements) can be related by _______________________________ (both statements could be true at the same time but cannot both be false). | SUBCONTRARIETY |
| The statements "All 8th graders are brilliant" and "No 8th graders are brilliant" are related | by contrariety. |
| The statements "Some girls are singers" and "No girls are singers" | are contradictions. |
| The statements "Some boys are basketball players" and "Some boys are not basketball players" are related | by subcontrariety. |
| the relationship between a universal & particular statement of the same quality, in which the TRUTH of the universal necessitates the TRUTH of the particular | subimplication |
| Subimplication is a relationship that exists between ___________ statements and ___________ statements | A & I (and) E & O |
| the relationship between a universal & particular statement of the same quality, in which the falsity of the particular necessitates the falsity of the universal | superimplication |
| Superimplication is a relationship that exists between ___________ statements and ___________ statements. | I & A (and) O & E |
| Subimplication and superimplication only work in | ONE direction. |