This module offers a review of the prior modules, and then introduces conditional (“if.. then”) sentences, and the three types of conditional sentences. Topics covered in the discussion of conditionals include:
- The structure of a conditional, with an antecedent and consequent;
- Material conditionals;
- Counterfactual conditionals;
- Strict conditionals; and
- Biconditionals.
Topics reviewed from previous units include:
- Intellectual Virtues;
- Fallacies;
- Symbolization;
- Truth Tables;
- Rules of Inference;
- Venn Diagrams; and
- Categorical Syllogisms.