Introduction Flashcards
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Logic
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the science and art of reasoning well
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Law of Identity
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If a statement is true, then it is true.
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Law of Excluded Middle
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Any statement is either true or false.
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Law of Non-contradiction
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A statement cannot be both true and false.
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Formal Logic
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branch of logic which deals with the proper modes of reasoning
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Informal Logic
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branch of logic which deals with operations of thinking that are indirectly related to reasoning
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Induction
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reasoning with probability from examples or experience to general rules
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Deduction
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reasoning with certainty from premises to conclusions
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Categorical Logic
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connects one category (or term) with another (uses syllogisms)
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Propositional Logic
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connects entire propositions together in arguments
