Intro-Lesson 2
The Art and Science of Reasoning Well
What is Logic?
sum of all common attributes denoted by the term
What is intention?
a sentence that is either true or false
What is a statement?
A statement whose truth value can be determined from the statement itself.
What is a self-supporting statement?
When two statements can both be true at the same time.
What is consistent?
Any statement is either true or false
What is Law of Excluded Middle?
device, timepiece, clock are stated in what order
What is increasing intension?
This type of sentence: Who wrote the book of 1 Timothy is?
What is a question?
A statement by a person concerning his or her own beliefs or desires.
What is self-report?
a conflict between two statements
What is inconsistent?
If a statement is true, then it is true
What is Law of Identity?
sum of all the individual objects described by it
What is extension?
"Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the Church." is an example of this type of sentence.
What is a command?
A statement that can be true or false by how the sentence is put together.
What is true or false by logical structure?
The term that describes when the first statement implies the second statement.
What is logically equivalent?
A statement cannot be both true and false
What is Law of Non-Contradiction?
a word with the same meaning
What is a synonym?
"This sentence is false." Is an example of this type of sentence.
What is nonsense?
A statement that is true by logical structure.
What is tautology?
The truth of the first statement requires the truth of the second statement.
What is implication?
This definition deals with the proper models of reasoning.
What is Formal Logic?
The inverse of extension.
What is intension?
"The bible is the word of God." Is an example of this type of statement.
What is a true statement?
A statement that is false by logical structure.
What is self-contradiction?
"I think logic is easy." "I think logic is hard." Is an example of this type of disagreement.
What is apparent disagreement?