LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING Flashcards

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5 not propositions

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Interrogative sentences—questions
Exclamatory remarks
Imperative sentences—commands, requests
Greetings—which are not to be taken literally
I wish/hope/plan to…

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Hypothetical Proposition

there are alternatives

either - or

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Disjunctive Proposition

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3
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state whether its A, E, I, or O

Some students are passing

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I

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4
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Hypothetical Proposition

there is a condition

if / in case

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Conditional Proposition

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5
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Judgement Agreement or Disagreement and True or False

Earth orbits the Jupiter

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Agreement - False

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6
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Identify what kind of term

every man

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universal term

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7
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defined as the science of correct reasoning or correct thinking

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LOGIC

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8
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Expressing agreement or disagreement between 2 ideas or terms

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judgement

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It is simply a group of sentences to prove or to explain something

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argument

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A word which refers to or applies to a single or specific person or thing

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singular term

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Identify what kind of term

not all dogs

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particular term

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Identify what kind of term

not all girls

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particular term

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13
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Identify what kind of term

band

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collective term

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state whether its A, E, I, or O

Florence is famous

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A

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15
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True or False

An argument is invalid if it follows the rules of logic

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False

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16
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Identify what kind of term

all student nurses

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universal term

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17
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state whether its A, E, I, or O

Several tables are not heavy

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O

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18
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evasiveness in wording (fallacy); same word and different meaning

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equivocation

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19
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True or False

A proposition is a declarative sentence in the present tense

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True

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20
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Judgement Agreement or Disagreement and True or False

Tables are not hard

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Disagreement - False

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Judgement Agreement or Disagreement and True or False

Trees are not short

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Disagreement - True

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state whether its A, E, I, or O

Tom is not sick

23
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Identify what kind of term

crowd

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collective term

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Judgement Agreement or Disagreement and True or False

Tables are soft

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Agreement - False

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# state whether its A, E, I, or O All students are passing
A
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# Judgement Agreement or Disagreement and True or False Candies are not salty
Disagreement - True
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connects the subject and the predicate
copula
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# state whether its A, E, I, or O All students are not passing
E
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# Hypothetical Proposition 2 things cannot happen at the same time
Conjunctive Proposition
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Simply a word which represents or stands for an idea
term
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A word which refers to a class or group and to each member of that class
universal term
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A term preceded by a demonstrative pronoun (this/that)
singular term
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# Identify what kind of term some horses
particular term
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# state whether its A, E, I, or O Most coffees are bitter
I
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# state whether its A, E, I, or O Not all parrots talk
O
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The description in a judgemnet is not applicable to the subject
Judgments expressing disagreement
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# Identify what kind of term Philippine Congress
collective term
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A word that refers to a group but not to each member of that group
collective term
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Simply a sentence or statement which expresses a judgment
proposition
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A term preceded by a quantifier referring to a part of a group
particular term
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Part of a proposition that is being described
subject
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A word preceded by a quantifier like all, each, every
universal term
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A-B C-B C-A
Undistributed middle term
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# Valid or Invalid A ruler is 12 inches long. President Joe is a ruler. Therefore, President Joe is 12 inches long.
invalid (equivocation)
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# Identify what kind of term family
collective term
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# True or False An argument is not valid if it violates the rules of logic
True
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Part of a proposition that is said of the subject
predicate
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# Judgement Agreement or Disagreement and True or False Earth orbits the Sun
Agreement - True
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# Identify what kind of term this cup
singular term
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# Identify what kind of term 5% of the student population
particular term
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# state whether its A, E, I, or O Every cat are not noisy
E
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deals with the evaluation of arguments, that is, to determine if arguments are correct (valid) or not
LOGIC
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The description in a judgemnet is applicable to the subject
Judgments expressing agreement