LOGIC

L

100

A BICONDITIONAL SYMBOL

WHAT IS THREE LINES?

200

A CONJUNCTION SYMBOL

WHAT IS A DOT?

300

THE TRUTH VALUES FOR WHICH A CONDITIONAL IS FALSE

WHAT IS "p = T , q = F"?

400

THE TECHNICAL, OR FANCY, NAME FOR AN "OR" STATEMENT

WHAT IS DISJUNCTION?

500

WHAT THE BICONDITIONAL SYMBOL MEANS IN PLAIN ENGLISH

WHAT IS "IF AND ONLY IF"?

O

100

THE NUMBER OF ROWS IN A LONGER TRUTH TABLE NEEDED FOR 2 VARIABLES

WHAT IS 4?

200

THE ONLY TRUTH VALUES FOR p AND q FOR WHICH A CONJUNCTION IS TRUE

WHAT IS "p = T , q = T"?

300

THE TRANSLATION FOR: "IT IS FLASE THAT A WARM WINTER IMPLIES THAT THE SUN IS GETTING CLOSER TO THE EARTH"

WHAT IS "~(W → S)"?

400

A PROPOSITION THAT IS ALWAYS TRUE DUE TO ITS LOGICAL STRUCTURE (EVERY ROW OF ITS TRUTH TABLE IS TRUE)

WHAT IS TAUTOLOGY?

500

THE NUMBER OF ROWS IN A LONGER TRUTH TABLE NEEDED FOR 4 VARIABLES

WHAT IS 16?

G

100

A PROPOSITION WITH ONLY ONE COMPONENT PART

WHAT IS A SIMPLE PROPOSITION?

200

WHEN TESTING FOR THIS, WE ASSUME THE TRUTH VALUES FOR EACH PREMISE IS TRUE

WHAT IS CONSISTENCY?

300

A PROPOSITION THAT IS ALWAYS FALSE DUE ITS LOGICAL STRUCTURE (EVERY ROW OF ITS TRUTH TABLE IS FALSE)

WHAT IS A SELF CONTRADITION?

400

THE TRUTH VALUES FOR p AND q WHEN THE BICONDITIONAL IS TRUE

WHAT IS WHEN BOTH p AND q ARE THE SAME (EITHER BOTH T OR BOTH F)?

500

WORDS WHICH COMBINE OR MODIFY SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS TO MAKE COMPOUND PROPOSITIONS

WHAT ARE LOGICAL OPERATORS?

I

100

AN ARGUMENT IS THIS IF THE CONCLUSION FOLLOWS NECESSARILY FROM THE PREMISES

WHAT IS VALID?

200

THE FANCY WORD FOR THE ~ (NOT) SYMBOL

WHAT IS NEGATION?

300

A SET OF PROPOSISTIONS WHICH CAN ALL BE TRUE AT THE SAME TIME

WHAT IS CONSISTENT PROPOSITIONS?

400

TO TEST FOR THIS, SET THE TRUTH VALUE OF ONE PREMISE TO TRUE AND THE OTHER TO FALSE AND SEE IF THAT LEADS TO CONTRADICTION

WHAT IS EQUIVALENCE?

500

THE GENERAL FORM OF A CONSTRUCTIVE DILEMMA

#1 - (p → q) AND (r → s)
#2 - p OR q
#3 - THEREFORE q OR s

C

100

A VALID ARGUMENT WHICH PRESENTS A CHOICE BETWEEN TWO CONDITIONALS

WHAT IS A DILEMMA?

200

TO PROVIDE A 3rd ALTERNATIVE (DENY THE DISJUNCTIVE PREMISE) IN A DILEMMA

WHAT IS "GO BETWEEN THE HORNS"?

300

TO REJECT AT LEAST ON OF THE TWO CONDITIONALS IN THE CONJUNCTIVE PREMISE IN A DILEMMA

WHAT IS "GRASP THE HORNS"?

400

TO CONSTRUCT A COUNTER-DILEMMA USING THE SAME OR SIMILAR COMPONENTS AS THE ORIGINAL DILEMMA — ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT THE FACTS IN ORDER TO ARRIVE AT A DIFFERENT CONCLUSION

WHAT IS "REBUT THE HORNS"?

500

THIS WORKS LIKE AN EXTENDED MODUS PONENS

WHAT IS A CONSTRUCTIVE DILEMMA?