Intro. to Logic
The study of the principles and methods of distinguishing correct from incorrect reasoning
What is Logic?
A group of propositions wherein the truth of one is asserted on the basis of the evidence furnished by the others
What is an argument?
The range of possible meaning which can be attributed to a word but is determined by the context
What is the semantic domain?
A group of all objects which share some common characteristic
What is a class?
An argument which has two premises and a conclusion
What is a syllogism?
A cannot be both A and not A
What is the Law of Non-Contradiction
A specific proposition which aids to support the conclusion
What is a premise
This is a type of discourse which communicates information
What is informative?
All 'a' are 'b' is this type of categorical proposition
What is Universal Affirmative
What are the major, minor, and middle terms?
This author of Scripture wrote that we are to cast down thoughts and opinions that exalt themselves against the knowledge of God
Who is Paul
An argument wherein the conclusion is necessarily true based upon the premises
A definition of a word that is based upon a philosophical or theological framework
What is a theoretical definition?
The "to be" verb in a categorical proposition
What is the copula?
EIO is an example of this part of a categorical syllogism
What is mood?
The Greek word for Word
An argument where the premises and conclusion are true in reality and are valid
The distinction linguists make between the lexical use of a term and a different, contextual use
What is semantics and pragmatics?
In a categorical proposition, this can be either negative or affirmative.
What is the quality?
No term can be distributed in the conclusion that is not distributed in the premises, is the rule associated with this syllogistic fallacy
What is the Fallacy of the Illicit Process of the Major/Minor Term
God cannot lie according to this book and chapter of the Bible
Numbers 23
The second chapter of this book of the Bible declares that in Christ the fullness of deity dwells bodily.
What is Colossians
This german philosopher said that there are countless different kinds of uses for words and symbols
Who is Ludwig Wittgenstein
This Roman Emperor reigned from AD 54 - AD 68
Who is Nero?
The Existential Fallacy is associated with this rule
What is a valid syllogism cannot have two universal premises but a particular conclusion?