Logic 2

Question 1

what is categorical form?

Answer 1

arrangement of terms and words in a proposition so that the proposition either affirms or negates something about a specific topic

Question 2

what kind of proposition does deductive logic use?

Answer 2

a priori proposition

Question 3

what are the building blocks of a deductive argument?

Answer 3

terms, propositions, and arguments

Question 4

what is symbolic form also called?

Answer 4

logical form

Question 5

what is a truth value?

Answer 5

if we can say the sentence is true or false

Question 6

what are the basic steps of translating an argument into categorical form

Answer 6

1) determine the three propositions of an argument (each of these propositions should have a subject and a predicate)
2) rewrite the proposition so that it contains a being verb, along with the subject and predicate
3) determine the proposition’s quantity and quality
4) supply the proper quantifier

Question 7

how many propositions do deductive arguments typically have? what are they?

Answer 7

three: two premises and the conclusion

Question 8

what is the subject?

Answer 8

what the proposition is about

Question 9

what is a predicate?

Answer 9

the word that comes after the verb and describes or rename the subject

Question 10

what will the proposition always contain?

Answer 10

a subject term and a predicate term

Question 11

what kind of verb is used in categorical form?

Answer 11

verb of being (copula), which is usually is/are