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LOGIC EXAM- friday
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| TRUTH | A PROPOSITION THAT CORRESPONDS TO REALITY |
| LAW OF NON- CONDRIDICTION | A PROPOSITION CANNOT BE TRUE AND FALSE AT THE SAME TIME AND IN THE SAME WAY |
| LAW OF IDENTITY | SOMETHING IS EQUAL TO ITSELF AND NOTHING ELSE |
| LAW OF EXCLUDED MIDDLE | A PROPOSITION CAN ONLY EVER BE TRUE OR FALSE |
| EXPLAIN THE ORDER OF INCREASING EXTENSION | INCREASING EXTENSION HAS ANOTHER NAME WHICH IS DECREASING INTENSION. INCREASING EXTENSION IS GOING FROM THE MOST SPECIFIC CATEGORY TO THE MOST BROAD. FOR EXAMPLE, GOING FROM A DIGITAL CLOCK TO A DEVICE. |
| EXPLAIN THE ORDER OF INCREASING INTENSION | INCREASING INTENSION HAS ANOTHER NAME WHICH IS DECREASING EXTENSION. INCREASING INTENSION IS GOING FROM THE BROADEST CATEGORY TO THE MOST SPECIFIC. FOR EXAMPLE, GOING FROM DEVICE TO IPHONE 16. |
| MAJOR TERM | PREDICATE OF THE CONCLUSION |
| MINOR TERM | SUBJECT OF THE CONCLUSION |
| MIDDLE TERM | A TERM FOUND IN BOTH PREMISES |
| MAJOR PREMISE | ON TOP |
| MINOR PREMISE | ON BOTTOM |
| LOGIC | THE ART AND SCIENCE OF REAONIG WELL |
| FORMAL LOGIC | THE SCIENCE THAT DEALS DIRECTLY WITH REASONING |
| INFORMAL LOGIC | THE SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH THINKING THAT IS INDIRCTLY RELATED TO REASONING |
| REASONING | DRAWING PROPER CONCLUSIONS FROM OTHER INFORMATION |
| TERM | A CONCEPT W A PRECISE MEANING EXPRESSED BY WORD OR PHRASE |
| DEFINITION | TO GIVE THE MEANING OF A TERM |
| AMBIGUOUS | HAVING MORE THAN ONE MEANING |
| VAGUE | A WORD IN WHICH THE EXTENT OF THE MEANING IS UNCLEAR |
| PROPOSITION | A SENTENCE W TRUTH VALUE |
| ARGUMENT | CONNEECTING PROPOSIONS TOGETHER TO REASON TO A CONCLUSION |