Intro-Lesson 2
Operations of thinking that are indirectly related to reasoning
What is informal logic?
if a child asks her mother what money is, and is given a penny. this is an example of definition by
What is an example?
"The great pyramid is six feet high." is an example of this kind of statement.
What is a false statement?
a statement whose truth value depends on evidence or information from outside itself
What is supported statement?
The truth of one statement has nothing to do with the truth of the other.
What is independent?
Reasoning with probability from examples or experience to general rules
What is induction?
if a child says "what does essential mean?" and is told it means necessary or important. This is definiton by
What is synonym?
"Believe the good news." is this type of sentence.
What is a command?
"Jesus is God or he is not God" is what kind of statement?
What is tautology?
an actual inconsistency between two statements
What is a real disagreement?
Reasoning with certainty from premises to conclusions
What is deduction?
The clearest method for defining terms
What is genus and species?
"The slithy toves did gyre and gimble." is example of this type of sentence.
What is nonsense?
My mother is a woman is a statement that is true by
What is definition?
a difference of opinion or perception
What is an apparent disagreement?
Species that do not overlap
What is mutually exclusive?
"three-sided polygon" is a good example of triangle defined by what method
What is defining by genus and difference?
"King David was the first king of Israel." is an example of this kind of statement.
What is a false statement?
The snow is deep is this type of statement
What is supported by experience?
a misunderstanding due to differing definitions for one or more words
What a verbal disagreement?
this definition is dependent on the situation in which it is used
What is precising definition?
instrument, weapon, sword, curved sword are arranged in decreasing
What is extension?
"Are we done playing jeopardy?" is an example of this type of sentence.
What is a question?
I think the snow is deeper than last year is this type of statement
What is a self-report?
"No man has free will. All men have free will."is an example of this type of argument.
What is a real disagreement?