Logic 5. Flashcards
Def: Implication
Two statements are related by implication if the truth of one requires the truth of the other.
Def: Logical Equivalence
Two statements are logically equivalent if they imply one another
Def: Independent
Two statements are independent if the truth of falsity of one has no effect on the truth of falsity of the other.
Real Disagreement
An actual inconsistency between two statements: they cannot both be true at the same time.
Apparent Disagreement
A difference of opinion or perception
Verbal Disagreement
A misunderstanding due to differing definitions for one or more words
Categorical Statements
A statement that affirms or denies something about a given subject
Subject
The term being described, or about which something is asserted
Predicate
The term that describes or asserts something about the subject.
Quantity
The scope of its claim about the extension of the subject: universal or particular
