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PROPOSITIONS - Answer Are statements that can be true or false
NON-PROPOSITONS - Answer Are sentences that are not statements about matters of fact or
fiction. They do not make a claim that can be true or false.
SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS - Answer Have no internal logic structure, meaning whether they are
true or false does not depend on whether a part of them is true or false. They are simply true or
false on their own. (Example: Harry Potter wears glasses. The sky is blue.)
COMPLEX PROPOSITIONS - Answer Have internal logic structure, meaning they are composed
of simple propositions. Whether they are true or false depends on whether their parts are true
or false. (Example: The sky is blue, but it does not look blue to me right now. The cat ate the
food, but he did not like it. The GDP of Canada is either $3 trillion or $12 trillion.)
Words used to identify Independent Propositions - Answer AND, OR, EITHER, BUT, IF, THEN.
CONCLUSION INDICATORS - Answer THEREFORE, SO, IT FOLLOWS THAT, HENCE, THUS,
ENTAILS THAT, WE MAY CONCLUDE THAT, IMPLIES THAT, WHEREFORE, AND AS A RESULT.
PREMISE INDICATORS - Answer BECAUSE, FOR, GIVEN THAT, AS, SINCE, AS INDICATED BY.
DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS - Answer Arguments where the premises guarantee or necessitate
the conclusion.
-mathematical arguments, logical arguments, arguments from definition.
INDUCTION ARGUMENTS - Answer Arguments where the premises make the conclusion
probable.
-analogies, authority, causal inferences, extrapolations, etc.
INFERENCE TO THE BEST EXPLANATION OR ABDUCTION - Answer Arguments where the best
available explanation is chosen as the correct explanation.
FORMAL FALLACY - Answer Concerns the structure of an argument
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PROPOSITIONS - Answer Are statements that can be true or false
NON-PROPOSITONS - Answer Are sentences that are not statements about matters of fact or
fiction. They do not make a claim that can be true or false.
SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS - Answer Have no internal logic structure, meaning whether they are
true or false does not depend on whether a part of them is true or false. They are simply true or
false on their own. (Example: Harry Potter wears glasses. The sky is blue.)
COMPLEX PROPOSITIONS - Answer Have internal logic structure, meaning they are composed
of simple propositions. Whether they are true or false depends on whether their parts are true
or false. (Example: The sky is blue, but it does not look blue to me right now. The cat ate the
food, but he did not like it. The GDP of Canada is either $3 trillion or $12 trillion.)
Words used to identify Independent Propositions - Answer AND, OR, EITHER, BUT, IF, THEN.
CONCLUSION INDICATORS - Answer THEREFORE, SO, IT FOLLOWS THAT, HENCE, THUS,
ENTAILS THAT, WE MAY CONCLUDE THAT, IMPLIES THAT, WHEREFORE, AND AS A RESULT.
PREMISE INDICATORS - Answer BECAUSE, FOR, GIVEN THAT, AS, SINCE, AS INDICATED BY.
DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS - Answer Arguments where the premises guarantee or necessitate
the conclusion.
-mathematical arguments, logical arguments, arguments from definition.
INDUCTION ARGUMENTS - Answer Arguments where the premises make the conclusion
probable.
-analogies, authority, causal inferences, extrapolations, etc.
INFERENCE TO THE BEST EXPLANATION OR ABDUCTION - Answer Arguments where the best
available explanation is chosen as the correct explanation.
FORMAL FALLACY - Answer Concerns the structure of an argument
