Chapter 5 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
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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?

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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

A

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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12
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List the three acts of the mind involved in logic and their corresponding verbal expressions.

A

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

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13
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Name the five elements represented by a concept

A

substance, material, living, sentient, rational

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14
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What is the extension concept ‘man’?

A

all the men there are, ever were, and ever will be

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15
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How do you find the comprehension of a concept?

A

List the notes (or Porphyrian Tree categories)

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16
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What is the relationship between extension and comprehension?

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the greater the comprehension a concept has, the less extension it has; and the more extension it has, the less comprehension

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17
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What does sentient mean?

A

it has senses such as sight, hearing, etc.

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18
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What does material mean?

A

it has a body, rather than being purely spiritual - like angels

19
Q

What does substance mean?

A

It is something rather than nothing

20
Q

What are the two properties of terms

A

signification and supposition

21
Q

Give a definition of term

A

a word or group of words that verbally expresses a concept

22
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What are three ways terms can be divided according to signification?

A

univocal terms; equivocal terms; analogous terms

23
Q

What are univocal terms?

A

terms that have exactly the same meaning no matter when or how they are used

24
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What are equivocal terms?

A

terms that, although spelled and pronounced exacly alike, have entirely different and unrelated meanings

25
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What are analogous terms?

A

terms that are applied to different things, but have related meanings

26
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What is material supposition?

A

the use of a term according to its verbal existence

27
Q

What is logical supposition?

A

the use of a term according to its mental or logical existence

28
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What is real supposition?

A

the use of a term according to its real or actual existence

29
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What is the definition of judgement?

A

the act by which the intellect unites by affirming, or separates by denying

30
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What does a judgment unite (or separate)?

A

judgement unites or separates two concepts

31
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What is the definition of proposition?

A

a sentence that expresses truth or falsity

32
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What are three elements of any proposition?

A

the subject-term; the predicate-term; the copula

33
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Explain what the subject-term is

A

the verbal expression of the subject of a judgement

34
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Explain with the predicate-term is

A

the verbal expression of the predicate of a judgement

35
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Explain what the copula is

A

the word in the proposition that connects or relates the subject to the predicate

36
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What are the four components of a proposition?

A

quantifier, subject-term, predicate-term, copula

37
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Name and describe the four basic types of statements

A

A: All S is P; I: Some is is P; E: No S is P; O: Some S is not P

38
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The quality of a proposition has to do with whether it is __ or __.

A

affirmative; negative

39
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What type of statements are said to be affirmative?

A

sentences that affirm something to be true about the subject; A and I statements

40
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What type of statements are said to be negative?

A

sentences that deny something about the subject; E and O statements

41
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The quantity of a proposition is either ___ or ___.

A

universal; particular

42
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What type of statements are said to be universal

A

statements that confirm or deny something about all the members in a group; A and E

43
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What type of statements are said to be particular

A

statements that confirm or deny something about only some of the members in a group; I and O

44
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What are the three aspects of logic?

A

apprehension, judgment, and deductive inference