Chapter 1.2 Flashcards
Illustration
Expression involving one or more examples (how it’s done)
Argument from example
“Proving truth of..” Illustrations that are taken as arguments
Explanation
Expression that “sheds light” on an event of phenomenon
Explanandum
The statements that describes the events “to be explained” (sky is blue)
Explanans
Group of statements that “do the explaining” (b/c light rays are scattered …)
Conditional statement
“If…then….”
If something, then something else
Antecedent
“If” following up on it
Consequent
“Then” following up on it
Sufficient condition
“A” is sufficient for “b”
Necessary condition
“B” is necessary for “A”. “A” can’t occur without the occurrence of “B”
Expository passage
Begins with topic statement followed by one or more statements that develop the topic