Thursday, February 12, 2009
Reasoning ♥ 10:15 AM
Syllogism:
- has 3 statements to it: major premise, minor premise, conclusion
- 3 terms to it where you can switch the terms horizontally but not vertically
- the middle term also known as B is the segment of the major and minor premises that allows you to have a conclusion
- Example: Girls like cute things.
- Pandas are cute things.
- Girls like pandas.
- positive if then statement
- If p, then q
- p
- therefore q
- is positive
- Example: If I have an A, then I worked hard.
- I have an A.
- Therefore, I worked hard.
- negative if then statement
- If p, then q
- not q
- Therefore, not p
- If premise "p" is true, then premise q is also true.
- Premise q is false
- Therefore, premise p must be false.
- Example: If I have an A, then I worked hard.
- I did not work hard.
- Therefore, I have no A.
The End.