PHL 214 Study Guide - Final Guide: Confirmation Bias, Cumulate Rock, Begging
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If the premises are true, then the conclusion is true. The universal affirmative (a): all s is p. The universal negative (e): no s is p. The particular affirmative (i): some s is p. The particular negative (o): some s is not p. And we use symbols to represent these logical connectives, as follows: (cid:862) (cid:863) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s (cid:862)if , the(cid:374) (cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374)al(cid:895) Rows = 2 to the power of n, where n= number of guides, where guides = # of variables. Example: if there are 3 variables (3 guides), there will be 8 rows: first column: 4t 4f; second column: 2t 2f 2t 2f; third column: tftftftf. Columns first put the variables (ex. 3 separate columns for 3 variables), then put the premises in separate columns, then put the conclusion. Columns premises in separate columns, then conclusion. Set the conclusion at f, then try to make all the premises true.
