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Conditional Statements Flashcards

1
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Hypothetical statement rather than a concrete fact.

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Conditional Statement

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2
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Asserts concrete fact.

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Absolute Statement

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3
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The truth of one condition guarantees the truth of the other.

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Conditional Statement

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4
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________ guarantees the necessary condition.

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Sufficient condition

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5
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If ______ —> Then_____

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Conditional Statement

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6
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If Mary lives in DC, then Mary is a nurse.

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Conditional Statement

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7
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Mary is a nurse.

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Absolute Statement

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8
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Two Types or Valid Inferences

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1) Valid Affirmation
2) Contrapositive

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9
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Two Types of Invalid Inferences

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1) Fallacy or Converse
2) Fallacy or Inverse

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10
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Affirming the sufficient condition allows us to conclude that the necessary condition is true.

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Valid Affirmation

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11
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The absence of the necessary condition allows us to conclude that the sufficient condition is also absent.

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Contrapositive

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12
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Affirming the necessary condition doesn’t make the sufficient condition true.

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Fallacy of the Converse

(Invalid Inference)

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13
Q

A person that loves to help people doesn’t guarantee they are a doctor.

This is an example of…

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Fallacy of the Converse

(Invalid Inference)

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14
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When you try to negate both conditions.

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Fallacy of the Inverse

(Invalid Inference)

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15
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People who do not like to help people are not doctors.

This is an example of…

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Fallacy of the Inverse

(Invalid Inference)

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16
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If you do not love to help people, then you are not a doctor.

This is an example of…

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Contrapositive

(Valid Inference)

17
Q

If you are a doctor, then you like to help people.

This is an example of…

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Conditional Statement /

Valid Affirmation /

Value Inference

18
Q

If you are thrill seeking, you will adopt the habit of regularly skydiving without a parachute.

Thrill Seeking —> Regular Skydiving without a parachute

What is the Contrapositive?

A

If you are thrill seeking without a parachute, then you are a thrill seeker.

19
Q

If you are thrill seeking, you will adopt the habit of regularly skydiving without a parachute.

Thrill Seeking —> Regular Skydiving without a parachute

What is the Converse Fallacy?

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If you are skydiving without a parachute, then you are a thrill seeker.

20
Q

If you are thrill seeking, you will adopt the habit of regularly skydiving without a parachute.

Thrill Seeking —> Regular Skydiving without a parachute

What is the Inverse Fallacy?

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If you are not thrill-seeking, you will not adopt habit or skydiving without a parachute.

21
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Keywords Conditional Statements: Sufficient Condition (If)

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If
When
Whenever
All
Any
Each
Every
“The only” + concept

22
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Keywords Conditional Statements: Necessary Condition

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Only if
Only
Only when
Then
Depends
Needs
Essential
Requires
Must

23
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Keywords Conditional Statements:
Bi-Conditional Relationship

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“If and only if”
“If but only if”

24
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Keywords Conditional Statements: Sufficient Condition (If not)

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If not
Unless + concept
Without
Until
Except

25
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No Torpedos

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No
None

26
Q

No cats like being walked.

Becomes…

A

/No cats /like being walked

Cats do not like being walked.

(No Torpedo)

27
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None of the cats like being walked.

Becomes…

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/None of the cats like being walked.

Cats /liked being walked.

Cats do not like being walked.

(None Torpedo)

28
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Asserts the existence of a hypothetical relationship between conditions.

Gives us hypothetical rules.

If, Then

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Conditional Statement

29
Q

If you live in LA, then you live in California.

Which is the sufficient condition and which is the necessary condition?

A

LA —> CA

LA is sufficient condition. California is necessary condition.

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