What's the Terms?
What is Logic?
A definition should state the essential attributes.
What is Rule #1
A diagram of the basic relationships between categorical statements with the same predicate.
What is the Square of Oppostion?
John eats turnips.
What is John "is" a turnip eater?
Look, that's what a cow is, right there.
What is Defining by Example?
What is Reasoning?
A definition should not be circular.
What is Rule #2
The relationships between A and O statements and E and I statements.
What is Contradiction?
The donkey rebuked the prophet;
What is The donkey was a prophet rebuker?
Essential means "necessary" or "important".
What is defining by Synonym?
If a statement is true' then it is true.
What is the Law of Identity?
A definition should be of the same part of speech as the term.
What is Rule #6
Both statements cannot be true, but they can both be false.
What is Contrariety?
The man will sing loudly.
What is The man "will be" a loud singer?
Progeny is the same thing as a child.
What is defining by synonym?
Any statement is either true or false.
What is the Law of Excluded Middle?
A definition should not be too broad nor too narrow.
What is Rule #3?
The relationship between a universal and particular statement of the same quality, in which the truth of the universal necessitates the truth of the truth of the particular.
What is Subimplication?
God created heaven and earth.
What is God "is" the Creator of heaven and earth?
Bicycle- A motorless vehicle with two wheels.
What is Defining by Genus and Difference?
A statement cannot be both true and false.
What is the Law of Non-contradiction?
A definition should be stated positively, if possible.
What is Rule #5
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 Superimplication?
Absalom rebelled against King David.
What is Absalom "was" an against-King David rebel?
Queen- Female Monarch
What is defining by Genus and Difference?