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Define statement
A sentence that is true or false
Give an example of a sentence that is not a statement
(It could be any question, command, or nonsense sentence)
What is a supported statement?
A statement that requires outside information in order to determine its truth value
Give an example of a self report
I think apple juice tastes good
Give an example of an example of a tautology
You like popcorn or you don’t like popcorn
Give an example of an example of a self-contradiction
You like popcorn and you do not like popcorn
Give an example of an example of a false by definition statement
A triangle has 4 sides
Are these two statements consistent?
Pianos are stringed instruments/pianos are not stringed instruments
No
Are the two statements consistent?
The wind is blowing/soon it will snow
Yes
Are the two statements consistent?
Some carpenters are preachers/some carpenters are not preachers
Yes
Are the two statements consistent?
No men eat dessert/some men eat dessert
No
Does the first statement imply the second statement?
All musicians are poets/ rock musicians are poets
Yes
Does the first statement imply the second statement?
Boys are created in God’s image/everyone is created in God’s image
No
Does the first statement imply the second statement?
Only policemen can speed/race car drivers may speed
No
Does the first statement imply the second statement?
Some amphibians are frogs/some frogs are amphibians
Yes
Are the two statements logically equivalent?
Lizards are reptiles/ reptiles are lizards
No
Are the two statements logically equivalent?
No students are teachers/ no teachers are students
Yes
Are the two statements logically equivalent?
All derbies are caps/some derbies are caps
No
Are the two statements logically equivalent?
Some fruits are oranges/ some oranges are fruits
Yes
Are the statements logically independent?
Bill is taller than sally/Sally is shorter than Bill
No
Are the two statements logically independent?
Boys always eat dessert/boys never eat dessert
No
Are the statements logically independent?
Peter was a fisherman/Paul was a Pharisee
Yes
Are the statements logically independent?
Some picnics are outings/some picnics are not outings
No
Can two statements be inconsistent and independent?
No
What is a verbal disagreement?
An apparent inconsistency due to different definitions
Give an apparent disagreement
Weirdo: I think hamsters are always pink
Thinker: I think hamsters are never pink
Rewrite the given statement so that it uses only the verb of being:
Mere talk leads to poverty
Mere talk is a leader to poverty
Rewrite the given statement so that it uses only the verb of being:
Snowy days are peaceful
Snowy days are peaceful days
Rewrite the given statement so that it uses only the verb of being:
Many people will go to church tomorrow
Many people will be tomorrow churchgoers
Rewrite the given statement so that it uses only the verb of being:
The soldiers fought bravely
The soldiers were brave fighters
