Chapters 5-6
Chapters 7-8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
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What are the two possible qualities of a proposition?

Affirmative and negative

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State the subcontrary of the following proposition… Some ducks are yellow.

Some ducks are not yellow.

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What are the 3 ways to convert propositions into their logical equivalents?

Obversion, conversion, contraposition

100

What is the verbal expression of Deductive Inference?

Syllogism

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In how many ways can Terminological Rule #1 be violated?

2

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What are the two possible quantities of a proposition?

Universal and particular

200

State the subaltern of the following proposition… No billy goats are gruff.

Some billy goats are not gruff.

200

Contraposition can only be used with which categorical statements?

A and O

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Finish this sentence “Reasoning is the act by which the mind acquires new knowledge by means of __________________.”

(“… what it already knows.”)

200

Terminological Rule #1 states: “There must be ____________…”

There must be 3 and only 3 terms.

300

State the contradiction of this proposition… All Challenge I students are hard workers.

Some Challenge I students are not hard workers.

300

Which kind of statement has both a distributed subject and a distributed predicate?

E or Universal Negative

300

Convert this proposition… No dogs are reptiles.

No reptiles are dogs.

300

The Essential Law of Argumentation states: “If the antecedent is true, ______________”

(“… the consequent must also be true.”)

300

Terminological Rule #2 states: “The middle term ________________…”

The middle term must not occur in the conclusion

400

State the contrary of this statement… No children are politicians.

All children are politicians.

400

Two part question… (1) Does an A statement have a distributed subject? (2)And does an A statement have a distributed predicate?

(1) Yes (2) No

400

Obvert this proposition… All babies are cute.

No babies are not cute.

400

What are the two kinds of reasoning?

Deduction and Induction… or Deductive and Inductive

400

What fallacy has been committed in the following syllogism?

All boys have mothers.

All girls have fathers.

Therefore, some girls have mothers.

Fallacy of Four Terms

500

What are the two relationships (generally speaking) that categorical statements can have to one another?

Opposition or equivalence

500

Two part question… (1) Can subalterns both be true? (2) Can they both be false?

(1) Yes (2) Yes

500

Give the contraposition of this proposition… All frogs are amphibians.

Step 1 Obvert - No frogs are not amphibians.

Step 2 Convert - No non-amphibians are frogs.

Step 3 Obvert - All non-amphibians are not frogs.

500

What are the three terms in a syllogism called and where will you find them?

Major term - predicate of the conclusion

Minor term - subject of the conclusion

Middle term - appears in both premises, but not in the conclusion

500

What fallacy has been committed in the following syllogism?

The badger lives in the bank.

The bank is on Oak Grove Rd.

Therefore, the badger lives on Oak Grove Rd.

Fallacy of Equivocation

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