Logic: It’s Nature And Purpose Flashcards
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What is logic?
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Logic is the science and art of reasoning well
2
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What is Law of Excluded Middle?
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Any statement that is either true or false
3
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What is Law of Identity?
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If a statement is true, then it is true
4
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What is Law if Noncrontradiction?
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A statment can not be true or false
5
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What is formal logic?
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It deals with the proper modes of reasoning
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What is informal logic?
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It deals with operations of thinking that are inderectly related to reasoning
7
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What is induction?
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It is reasoning with probablity from examples or experience to general rules
8
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What is deduction?
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Is reasoning with certainty from premise to conclusion
