LOGIC AND DEFINITIONS
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF REASONING WELL
WHAT IS LOGIC?
A TERM THAT IS MORE GENERAL, BROAD, OR ABSTRACT THAN THE ORIGINAL TERM AND INCLUDES IT
WHAT IS GENUS?
SUM OF ALL THE INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS DESCRIBED BY THE TERM
THE THREE PRIMARY METHODS OF DEFINING TERMS
WHAT ARE DEFINING BY SYNONYM, DEFINING BY EXAMPLE, AND DEFINING BY GENUS AND SPECIES?
CHAIR: A FOUR-LEGGED PIECE OF FURNITURE
WHAT IS TOO BROAD/NARROW?
ANY STATEMENT IS EITHER TRUE OR FALSE
WHAT IS THE LAW OF EXCLUDED MIDDLE?
A TERM THAT IS MORE SPECIFIC, NARROW, OR CONCRETE THAN THE ORIGINAL TERM AND IS INCLUDED BY IT
WHAT IS SPECIES?
SUM OF ALL THE COMMON ATTRIBUTES DENOTED BY THE TERM
WHAT IS INTENSION?
ESSENTIAL MEANS NECESSARY OR IMPORTANT.
WHAT IS DEFINING BY SYNONYM?
CHICK: JUVENILE POULTRY
WHAT IS UNCLEAR?
DEALS DIRECTLY WITH REASONING
WHAT IS FORMAL LOGIC?
SPECIES OF BOAT
WHAT IS CANOE, RAFT, PONTOON, ETC.?
TERMS ARRANGED: INSTRUMENT, WEAPON, SWORD, CURVED SWORD
A BALL MEANS A BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, TENNIS BALL, SOCCER BALL, ETC.
WHAT IS DEFINING BY EXAMPLE?
SALAD: NOT A MAIN DISH AND NOT A DESSERT
WHAT IS NEGATIVE?
A DEFINTION THAT REDUCES THE VAGUENESS OF A TERM IN A GIVEN SITUATION
WHAT IS A PRECISING DEFINITION?
GENUS OF FLOWER
WHAT IS PLANT?
TERMS ARRANGED: SUBJECT, MATH, ALGEBRA
A NIGHTMARE MEANS A FRIGHTENING DREAM.
WHAT IS DEFINING BY GENUS AND DIFFERENCE?
TO THINK: TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING
WHAT IS CIRCULAR?
DEALS WITH OPERATIONS OF THINKING WHICH ARE ONLY INDIRECTLY RELATED TO REASONING
WHAT IS INFORMAL LOGIC?
HELPS YOU DETERMINE YOUR SPECIES IN A GENUS SPECIES CHART
WHAT IS THE DIVIDING PRINCIPLE?
TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXTENSION AND INTENSION
WHAT IS AN INVERSE RELATIONSHIP?
QUEEN MEANS FEMALE MONARCH.
WHAT IS DEFINING BY GENUS AND DIFFERENCE?
VARIETY: THE SPICE OF LIFE
WHAT IS FIGURATIVE?