Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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what is an assertion

A

to claim something is true

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2
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what is a conjunction (conjunct)

A

is a sentence with an “and” in it

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3
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what is a disjunction

A

a sentence with an “or” in it

BONUS: sometimes they use either

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4
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what is a conditional

A

a sentence with an “if” in to

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5
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what is an antecedent

A

what follows the word ‘if’

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6
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what is the consequent

A

what follows the word ‘then’

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7
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what is a propositional noun clause

A

a sentence prefixed with ‘that’

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8
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what does SEEC stand for

A

Slogan
Elaborate
Example
Constricting

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9
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what do you use SEEC for

A

constructing and evaluating definitions

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10
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what is a slogan

A

a dense packed in sentence

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11
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what is elaborate

A

takes key words from slogan and builds on it

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12
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what is a proposition

A

a bit of info that is either true or false

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13
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what is a declarative sentence

A

a sentence used to say what we believe,

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14
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what is sufficient for being a millionaire vs what is necessary

A

having 1 million dollars is both necessary and sufficient

having 100 million dollars is only sufficient not necessary

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15
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what does too broad mean

A

if the a slogan does not include a condition that is necessary.

ex: trying to explain what apple pie is
apple pie is a pastry containing apples

an apple donut is all a pastry containing apples

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16
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what does too narrow mean

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too narrow is when a slogan contains unnecessary information in order to explain it

ex: explaining what an apple pie is

an apple pie is a round pastry with apples

not all apple pies are round

17
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what is example in SEEC

A

using an example or two for the definition