Year 12 - What is Knowledge Key Terms 1

Premise

• a previous statement of truth or assumed truth which is put with another to lead to a conclusion

• a judgement or decision reached by reasoning.

• an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises);

• Knowledges based on rationalisation (Logic and reason) and does not rely on sensory experience data. It is true before experience.

Syllogism

• a previous statement of truth or assumed truth which is put with another to lead to a conclusion

• a judgement or decision reached by reasoning.

• an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises);

• Knowledges based on rationalisation (Logic and reason) and does not rely on sensory experience data. It is true before experience.

Conclusion

• a previous statement of truth or assumed truth which is put with another to lead to a conclusion

• a judgement or decision reached by reasoning.

• an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises);

• Knowledges based on rationalisation (Logic and reason) and does not rely on sensory experience data. It is true before experience.

A priori

• a previous statement of truth or assumed truth which is put with another to lead to a conclusion

• a judgement or decision reached by reasoning.

• an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises);

• Knowledges based on rationalisation (Logic and reason) and does not rely on sensory experience data. It is true before experience.

Tautology

• A logically necessary statement which is true by definition

• A statement which cannot be proven false and will secure the conclusion

• Knowledge based on sensory experience. It is true after experience.

• Statements where the predicate is contained within the subject. No additional information is needed.

Logically Necessary Statements

• A logically necessary statement which is true by definition

• A statement which cannot be proven false and will secure the conclusion

• Knowledge based on sensory experience. It is true after experience.

• Statements where the predicate is contained within the subject. No additional information is needed.

A posteriori

• A logically necessary statement which is true by definition

• A statement which cannot be proven false and will secure the conclusion

• Knowledge based on sensory experience. It is true after experience.

• Statements where the predicate is contained within the subject. No additional information is needed.

Analytic

• A logically necessary statement which is true by definition

• A statement which cannot be proven false and will secure the conclusion

• Knowledge based on sensory experience. It is true after experience.

• Statements where the predicate is contained within the subject. No additional information is needed.

Synthetic

• Statements which rely on additional information that is not contained within the subject.

• Evidence or premises might indicate a certain conclusion based on past experience but it is still possible for there to be different conclusions

• Arguments where the premises mean the conclusion is likely but not certain. Very often these start with two different premises and work their way forward to a conclusion.

• Arguments where the premises guarantee the conclusion. Very often they start with the conclusion and work backwards.

Possible/Probable Truths

• Statements which rely on additional information that is not contained within the subject.

• Evidence or premises might indicate a certain conclusion based on past experience but it is still possible for there to be different conclusions

• Arguments where the premises mean the conclusion is likely but not certain. Very often these start with two different premises and work their way forward to a conclusion.

• Arguments where the premises guarantee the conclusion. Very often they start with the conclusion and work backwards.