What is logical force?
How strong a statement is. How much commitment we are getting.
What is modality?
How likely it is that something will occur.
(Forsure, Probably, Chance)
What classifies as weak modality?
just above a 0% chance something is true. (may, could, might, can, occasionally, often, significant amount (doesnt mean 50% depends on context))
POSSIBILITY
What classifies as moderate modality?
Expresses that something is likely or probable, showing more than a 50% but less than full (100%) certainty.
(probably, most likely, usually, Typically, Common)
PROBABILITY
What classifies as strong modality?
100% chance somthing is true guarantee, actionable.
(will, must, definately, always, is/are, necessarily, do/ does)
NECESSITY
What is quantification?
How many do something.
What classifies as weak quantification?
at least one
(some, a few,
several (at least 2 or 3),
many (depends on context doesnt indicate over 50%),
a significant number/ significant amount (doesn’t indicate over 50%))
Read as: “some or most or maybe even all”
** If a statement by definition DOESN’T mean more than half, then, consider it equivalent to some”
How should you read “many, a significant number, a significant amount”
bs words making something seem more impressive than it really is.
What classifies as moderate quantification?
Describes most or the majority of a group — more than half, but not all (though sometimes close to it).
(most, majority, overhalf)
read as: most or maybe all
What classifies as strong quantification?
100%
(all, any, each, every)
Most v. The Most
Most: Indicates a majority — over 50% of a group, but not all (a moderate claim, not absolute).
The Most: A comparative phrase meaning “more than any other.
The Most
A comparative claim
** does not mean over half of the group
