Logic 1. Flashcards
1
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Reasoning
A
Drawing proper conclusions from other information
2
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Logic
A
The science and art of reasoning well
3
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Law of Excluded Middle
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Any statement is either true or false
4
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Law of Identity
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If a statement is true, then it is true
5
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Law of Noncontradiction
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A statement cannot be both true and false
6
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Formal Logic
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Deals with the proper modes of reasoning
7
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Informal Logic
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Deals with operations of thinking that are indirectly related to reasoning
8
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Induction
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Reasoning with probability from examples or experience to general rules
9
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Deduction
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Reasoning with certainty from premises to conclusions
