Aristotle - De Interpretatione Flashcards

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TRUE OR FALSE: Logic is the study of sensations and substance

A
FALSE: the study of principles of good reasoning
def --> thinking with a purpose with aims of a conclusion
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An identifiable piece of reasoning in which a point is expressed and reasons are offered to support that point

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argument

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What is another definition for argument

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a group of statements/propositions, one of which is claimed to follow from the others

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A proposition is an _________ that cab be _________ or _________ (in statements this turns into an ‘if, then’ statement)

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assertion, true or false

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Pair the following compound propositions with their word
A) negation -->
B) compound -->
C) disjunction -->
D) conditional --> 
E) bi-conditional -->
A
A) not
B) and
C) or
D) if/then
E) if and only if/then
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Categorical propositions are statements that relate two _________ of things together

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categories

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What does A, E, I, and O stand for?

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A = universal, positive (All, are)
E = universal, negative (All, are not)
I = particular, positive (Some, are)
O = particular, negative (Some, are not)
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_________ refers to subject class like _________ (all members) or _________ (involves only some of a class)

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Quantity, universal, particular

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_________ refers the whether something is or is not, like _________ (something is the case) and _________ (something isn’t)

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Quality, positive, negative

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TRUE OR FALSE: If you’re given a statement without it being a categorical proposition, you can plug in the subject and the predicate to follow the proposition form

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TRUE

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What are the rules of the Traditional Squares of Opposition?

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1) contraries
2) subcontraries
3) contradictions
4) subalterns

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Contraries both cannot be _________, but they can both be _________

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true, false (A and E)

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TRUE OR FALSE: Subcontraries are the opposite of contraries

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TRUE (I and O)

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Contradictions can be thought of in the same way as the actual definition. This entails that the statements always have the _________ truth values

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opposite (A and O | O and A | E and I | I and E)

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