LOGIC AND CRITICAL THINKING Flashcards
5 not propositions
Interrogative sentences—questions
Exclamatory remarks
Imperative sentences—commands, requests
Greetings—which are not to be taken literally
I wish/hope/plan to…
Hypothetical Proposition
there are alternatives
either - or
Disjunctive Proposition
state whether its A, E, I, or O
Some students are passing
I
Hypothetical Proposition
there is a condition
if / in case
Conditional Proposition
Judgement Agreement or Disagreement and True or False
Earth orbits the Jupiter
Agreement - False
Identify what kind of term
every man
universal term
defined as the science of correct reasoning or correct thinking
LOGIC
Expressing agreement or disagreement between 2 ideas or terms
judgement
It is simply a group of sentences to prove or to explain something
argument
A word which refers to or applies to a single or specific person or thing
singular term
Identify what kind of term
not all dogs
particular term
Identify what kind of term
not all girls
particular term
Identify what kind of term
band
collective term
state whether its A, E, I, or O
Florence is famous
A
True or False
An argument is invalid if it follows the rules of logic
False
Identify what kind of term
all student nurses
universal term
state whether its A, E, I, or O
Several tables are not heavy
O
evasiveness in wording (fallacy); same word and different meaning
equivocation
True or False
A proposition is a declarative sentence in the present tense
True
Judgement Agreement or Disagreement and True or False
Tables are not hard
Disagreement - False
Judgement Agreement or Disagreement and True or False
Trees are not short
Disagreement - True