PROPOSITIONS - correct answers ✅Are statements that can be true or false
NON-PROPOSITONS - correct answers ✅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 answers ✅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 answers ✅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 - correct answers ✅AND,
OR, EITHER, BUT, IF, THEN.
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CONCLUSION INDICATORS - correct answers ✅THEREFORE, SO, IT FOLLOWS
THAT, HENCE, THUS, ENTAILS THAT, WE MAY CONCLUDE THAT, IMPLIES THAT,
WHEREFORE, AND AS A RESULT.
PREMISE INDICATORS - correct answers ✅BECAUSE, FOR, GIVEN THAT, AS,
SINCE, AS INDICATED BY.
DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS - correct answers ✅Arguments where the premises guarantee or necessitate the conclusion.-mathematical arguments, logical arguments, arguments from definition.
INDUCTION ARGUMENTS - correct answers ✅Arguments where the premises make the conclusion probable.-analogies, authority, causal inferences, extrapolations, etc.
INFERENCE TO THE BEST EXPLANATION OR ABDUCTION - correct answers ✅Arguments where the best available explanation is chosen as the correct explanation.
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FORMAL FALLACY - correct answers ✅Concerns the structure of an argument
INFORMAL FALLACY - correct answers ✅Concerns the informational content of an argument
A FORMAL FALLACY IS A TYPE OF - correct answers ✅Bad Argument Structure
Which piece of information would be the most helpful to know in assessing the credibility of a news story? - correct answers ✅Whether the name of the author and the publication are identified
Which questions are most appropriate for evaluating the credibility of an information source? - correct answers ✅Who funded it? & Does it try to get you to distrust other sources?
While researching a topic on the internet, a student encounters two different websites, one of that looks more official than the other and includes tables, charts, and statistics, while the other does not.
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