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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