DEFINITIONS
The science and art of reasoning well
What is Logic?
A diagram of the basic relationships between categorical statements with same subject and predicate.
What is the square of opposition?
All theology is a study of infinity, so all calculus problems are theology, because all calculus problems are a study in infinity.
What is theology?
If you are lazy, then you will be poor. Henry is poor, and it follows that he is therefore lazy.
What is affirming the consequent?
To know God and make Him known.
What is the mission of Classical Conversations?
A set of statements, one of which appears to be implied or supported by the others.
What is an argument?
How we abbreviate the four basic categorical statements using these 4 letters.
What are A, E, I, O?
Pooh is a bear, and all bears are lovers of honey, so Pooh is a lover of honey.
What is lover of honey?
If you visit with your neighbor too much, he will get sick of you. My neighbor is not sick of me, so I don't think I visit him too much.
What is Modus tollens?
Ownership builds discipline
What is the Challenge B Theme?
A deductive argument with 2 premises and 3 terms.
What is a syllogism?
If two statements are both false but can not both be true.
What are contrary statements?
No street legal vehicles are stock cars. Thus no racing car is street legal, since all stock cars are racing cars.
What is 'No street legal vehicles are stock cars'?
If a man is lawless, even his prayers are detestable. Larry is not at all a lawless man. So his prayers must not be detestable.
What is denying the antecedent?
This shows relationships between terms, remove ambiguity, reduces vagueness, increases vocabulary, explain concepts theoretically and influence attitudes.
What are 'definitions'?
A number identifying the placement of the middle term in an argument.
What is a figure of syllogism?
Both statements cannot be true, but they can both be false.
What are contrariety statements?
Some pagans are idolaters, because no pagans are Christians, and no Christians are idolaters.
What is idolaters?
"If you are willing, you can make me clean." "I am willing," Jesus said. "Be clean."
What is modus ponens?
Invention, arrangement, elocution, memory, and delivery.
What are the 5 canons of Rhetoric?
When a new word is invented, or an existing word is applied in a new way it is given a
What is a stipulative definition?
The relationship between a universal and particular statement of the same quality in which the falsity of the particular necessitates the falsity of the universal.
What is super implication?
Some magnets are not metals, since no metals are organic polymers, but some magnets are organic polymers.
What is 'No metals are organic polymers'?
The Bible teaches that if a man is generous, then he will prosper. We know that Mike is not generous, and therefore he cannot prosper.
What is denying the antecedent?
Definition, Comparison, Relationship, Circumstance, Testimony
What are the five common topics?