Chapter 1 Review Flashcards

1
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What is the definition of logic?

A

Logic is the science of right thinking

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2
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What are the two main branches of logic

A

formal or “minor” logic; material or “major” logic

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3
Q

Define truth

A

correspondence to reality

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4
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Define validity

A

when the conclusion follows logically from the premises

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5
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Define soundness

A

when all the premises are true and the argument is valid

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6
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What is the purpose of formal logic?

A

to lead us from one truth to another

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7
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List the three acts of the mind involved in logic and their corresponding verbal expressions.

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Simple apprehension - term; judgement - proposition (or statement); deductive inference - syllogism

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8
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What are the three things associated with simple apprehension?

A

sense perception; mental image; concept

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9
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Give a definition of sense perception

A

the act of seeing or hearing or smelling or tasting or touching

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10
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Give the definition of mental image

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the image of an object formed in the mind as a result of a sense perception of that object

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11
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Give the definition of simple apprehension

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an act by which the mind grasps the concept or general meaning of an object without affirming or denying anything about it

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List the three acts of the mind involved in logic and their corresponding verbal expressions.

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Simple apprehension - term; judgement - proposition (or statement); deductive inference - syllogism

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