Lesson 6-7

Question 1

statement

Answer 1

a sentence which is either true or false.

Question 2

3 types of sentences that are not statements

Answer 2

1. question
2. command
3. nonsense

Question 3

self-supporting statements

Answer 3

a statement whose truth value can be determined from the statement itself

Question 4

3 types of self-supporting statements

Answer 4

1. self-reports
2. true or false by logical structure
3. true of false by definition

Question 5

self-report

Answer 5

a statement by a person concerning his own desires, beliefs or feelings.

Question 6

true or false by logical structure

Answer 6

a statement which can be seen to be true or false by how the sentence is put together

Question 7

tautology

Answer 7

a statement which is always true because of its logical structure
(e.g., Jesus is God OR Jesus is not God.) A or ~A

Question 8

self-contradiction

Answer 8

a statement which is always false because of its logical structure
(e.g., Jesus is God AND Jesus is not God) A and ~A

Question 9

true or false by definition

Answer 9

a statement which is necessarily true or false because of the definitions of the words in
the sentence