Phil 101-05 F14: Exam 2 Study Guide

Part I: Vocabulary. You should know the definitions of the following terms for fill-in-the-blank questions.
  • Antecedent
  • Argument Form
  • Biconditional
  • Compound Statement
  • Conditional
  • Conjunct
  • Conjunctions
  • Consequent
  • Consistent Statements
  • Contingent Statement
  • Contradictory Statements
  • Disjunct
  • Disjunction
  • Exclusive Disjunction
  • Inclusive Disjunction
  • Inconsistent Statements
  • Logical Equivalence
  • Logical Operator
  • Main Operator
  • Negation
  • Self-Contradiction
  • Simple Statement
  • Statement Form
  • Statement Variable
  • Tautology
  • Well-Formed Formula
Part II: Truth Tables. You should be able to perform the following tasks:
  • Draw up truth tables for the five logical operators.
  • Translate sentences and arguments into symbolic notation.
  • Draw up truth tables for propositions.
  • Determine the truth value of a proposition when given assigned values for the simple propositions in that propsoitions. 
  • Use truth tables to determine the validity or invalidity of arguments. 
  • Identify the following argument forms:
    • Modus Ponens
    • Fallacy of Affirming the Consequent
    • Modus Tollens
    • Fallacy of Denying the Antecedent
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