Chapter 6 Flashcards
Validity
The impossibility of a false conclusion follow from true premises.
Invalidity
The possibility of a false conclusion following from true premises.
Conjuction
. and
Disjunction
v Or
Implication
> If, then
Equivalence
= if and only if
Tautologous
Every line is true
Self-contradictory
All lines are false
Contingent
At least 1 false and 1 true
Contradictory
Opposite truth values
Logically Equivalent
Both lines match
Consistent
Atleast one where both true
Inconsistent
If no line has both true
Disjunctive Syllogism
pvq/~p//q
Pure Hypothetical Syllogism
p>q/q>r//p>r
Modus Ponens
p>q/p//q
Modus Tollens
p>q/~q//~p
Constructive Dilemma
(p>q).(r>s)/pvr//qvs
Destructive Dilemma
(p>q).(r>s)/~qv~s//~pv~r
Every line is true
Tautologous
All lines are false
Self-contradictory
At least 1 false and 1 true
Contingent
Opposite truth values
Contradictory
Both lines match
Logically Equivalent
Atleast one where both true
Consistent
If no line has both true
Inconsistent