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11 Cards in this Set
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What is a statement? |
A statement is a sentence which is either true or false.
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When evaluating statements, what are we looking for?
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We are looking for their truth value. A statement can have either a true truth value or a false truth value.
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Are questions, commands and nonsense sentences statements?
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Questions, commands and nonsense sentences are not statements because they have no truth value.
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What is a self-supporting statement?
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A self-supporting statement is a statement whose truth value can be determined from the statement itself.
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What are the three categories of self-supporting statements?
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The three categories of self-supporting statements are:
1. Self-reports 2.Statements which are true or false by logical structure 3. Statements which are ture of false by definition |
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Tell me about self-reports.
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A self-report is a statement by a person concerning his/her own desires, beliefs, or feelings.
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Tell me about statements which are true of false by logical structure.
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These are statements which can be seen to be true or false by how the sentence is put together.
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What is a tautology?
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A tautilogical statement is a statement which is true by logical structure.
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What is a self-contradiction?
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A self-contradiction is a statment which is false by logical structure.
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What is a supported statement
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A supported statement is a statement whose truth value depends on evidence or information from outside itself.
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What are some ways to determine a supported statement's truth value?
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Some ways to determine a supported statement's truth value include authority, experience, and deduction.
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