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1. PROPOSITIONS: Are statements that can be true or false xc xc xc xc xc xc xc xc


2. NON-
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3. SIMPLE PROPOSITIONS: Have no internal logic structure, meaning whether they are true or
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false does not depend on whether a part of them is true or false. They are simply true or false on th
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eir own. (Example: Harry Potter wears glasses. The sky is blue.)
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4. COMPLEX PROPOSITIONS: Have internal logic structure, meaning they are composed of s
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sitions. Whether they are true or false depends on whether their parts are true or false. (Example: Th
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e sky is blue, but it does not look blue to me right now. The cat ate the food, but he did not like it.
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The GDP of Canada is either $3 trillion or $12 trillion.)
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5. CONCLUSION INDICATORS: THEREORE, IT FOLLOWS THAT, AS A RESULT, THUS, & CONSE
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6. PREMISE INDICATORS: BECAUSE, FOR, GIVEN THAT, AS, SINCE, AS INDICATED BY & WHER
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