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Major premise

In a standard-form categorical syllogism, the premise that contains the major term. It is the premise that appears first. (See also Categorical syllogism and Standard form.) https://youtube.com/shorts/NungjsSU_sI?feature=share
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December 9, 2023
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Logos

From the Greek, meaning, among other things, “account,” “reason,” and “word.” According to Heraclitus, logos is the fundamental organizing principle or law of the cosmos. https://youtube.com/shorts/myKBLpqm9Ns?feature=share
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December 7, 2023
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Logical validity

A conclusion that is true by virtue of the logical structure of the argument. https://youtube.com/shorts/UYmkMthxKMQ?feature=share
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December 7, 2023
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Logical truth

A sentence that is true in all possible circumstances. A sentence that is never false—that is,true by its logical form. So, it is a logical consequence of any set of…
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December 7, 2023
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Logical operator

A logical symbol that operates on a statement, the result of which, in combination with the statement’s truth value, makes the statement true or false. https://youtube.com/shorts/tCR_Q1ccey4?feature=share
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December 7, 2023
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Logical necessity

A sentence that is true in all possible circumstances. A sentence that is never false—that is, asentence true by its logical form and, therefore, a logical consequence of any set…
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December 7, 2023
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Logical consequence

A statement is a logical consequence of another or others when it is impossible for that statement to be false and if the other(s) is (are) true. (See also validity.)…
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December 7, 2023

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