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PROPOSITIONS - correct answer ✅Are statements that can be true or false
NON-PROPOSITONS - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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.)
CONCLUSION INDICATORS - correct answer ✅THEREORE, IT FOLLOWS THAT, AS A
RESULT, THUS, & CONSEQUENTLY.
Acronym to remember:
ACT IT
As a result
Consequently
Therefore
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It follows that
Thus
PREMISE INDICATORS - correct answer ✅BECAUSE, FOR, GIVEN THAT, AS, SINCE,
AS INDICATED BY & WHEREAS.
Acronym to remember:
FAB SWAG
For
As
Because
Since
Whereas
As indicated by
Given that
DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS - correct answer ✅Arguments where the premises
guarantee or necessitate the conclusion.
-mathematical arguments, logical arguments, arguments from definition.
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PROPOSITIONS - correct answer ✅Are statements that can be true or false
NON-PROPOSITONS - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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.)
CONCLUSION INDICATORS - correct answer ✅THEREORE, IT FOLLOWS THAT, AS A
RESULT, THUS, & CONSEQUENTLY.
Acronym to remember:
ACT IT
As a result
Consequently
Therefore
, D265 Critical Thinking (STUDY THIS
ONE!) with Answered Questions
It follows that
Thus
PREMISE INDICATORS - correct answer ✅BECAUSE, FOR, GIVEN THAT, AS, SINCE,
AS INDICATED BY & WHEREAS.
Acronym to remember:
FAB SWAG
For
As
Because
Since
Whereas
As indicated by
Given that
DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS - correct answer ✅Arguments where the premises
guarantee or necessitate the conclusion.
-mathematical arguments, logical arguments, arguments from definition.
