aphi Flashcards

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contrary

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both could be false

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contradiction

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1 must be false and 1 must be true

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2
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logically consistent

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they all can be true, both cant be true or false

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logically inconsistent

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both could be false only one could be true, they cant all be true

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4
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all frat members are students, no students are frat members

self contradictory or not?

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not a self contradictory because all frat members have to be students but students don’t have to frat members

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5
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basic premises

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used to establish the conclusion directly

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6
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Mapping

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premises go under one another when they are supporting

they go on the same level when they are entangled (arrow between them) with each other, for the conclusion to work you need both

multiple premises independently support the conclusion when the argument will still stand if we lost one of them

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deductively valid (think of IF its true then can the conclusion be true)

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if its conclusion follow with certainty from its basic premises

if its inconsistent for its basic premises to be true but the conclusion false

and if the truths of the premises force the conclusion to be true

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8
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the premises of a deductively valid argument imply the conclusion with certainty

the premises of a inductively strong argument imply the conclusion with probability

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9
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you can show an argument is invalid if by thinking of a counterexample

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10
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when you see the word ONLY think of CAN or COULD

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