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?
The statement “The apostle Paul wrote the book of Galatians” has this
What is true truth value ?
Self supported and supported are two types of these
what it statements
Real and apparent are examples of this
What are disagreements?
Terms that do not overlap are this
What is mutually exclusive?
The clearest method for defining terms
What is genus and difference
A definition and a term should share the same of this
What is part of speech
"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?
Definition of a brand new - just invented word
What is a Stipulative definition?
The sum of all the individual objects to a term applies is this
What is an extension?
A definition should be stated in this way if possible
What is positively
The number 51 is divisible by 3 is supported by this
What is Deduction ?
Differing definitions can lead to this
What is a verbal disagreement?
Definition removes this from a term
What is ambiguity?
A good definition by example usually includes these
Although the definition of polar bear could be “a white bear” this definition is not considered to be this
What is a circular?
“It is my opinion” could be a phrase used to introduce this
What is a self- report
When a statement has different truth values then they are not this
What is equivalent?