14.1 Review of Modules 8-13
Walk through a series of review exercises on Material Conditionals, Proving Validity, Conditional and Indirect Proof, Extracting Arguments, Evidence, and Probability.
Table of Contents
14.1.1 Review of Material Conditionals
The word “If” typically indicates the antecedent of a conditional.
14.1.2 Review of Proving Validity
Validity can be proven beyond any possible doubt.
14.1.3 Review of Conditional and Indirect Proof
Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921 – 2012), one of the developers of quantified modal logic.
14.1.4 Review of Extracting Arguments
Extracting arguments is not necessary for coffee, but it may require coffee.
14.1.5 Review of Evidence
Carefully investigate the evidence for the premises.
14.1.6 Review of Probability
It is likely that someone will win, but no one is likely to win.
Submodule 14.1 Quiz
Licenses and Attributions
Key Sources:
- Watson, Jeffrey (2019). Introduction to Logic. Licensed under: (CC BY-SA).
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