Chapter 1 - Basics Flashcards
Disjunction
A or B
A v B
Conjunction
A & B
A • B
Conditional
If A, then B
A ) B
Negation
Not A
~A
Bi conditional
A if and only if B
A =_ B
Deductive reasoning
Intends to establish conclusion with certainty
Inductive reasoning
Intended to provide some degree of probable support for the conclusion
Valid
A deductive argument with true premises and must be true a conclusion
Invalid
Deductive argument with false premises or conclusion
Soundness
Argument that is valid with all true premises
Strong
Good inferential relationship between premises and premises for inductive arguments
Weak
Inductive argument with bad relationship between premises and conclusion
Cogent
Inductive argument that is strong and has all real premises