Vicious Circle Principle
The vicious circle principle safeguards against circular definitions and arguments. It ensures…
Valuation in Formal Languages
A valuation assigns semantic values, like truth values, to formulas in a…
Universal Elimination in Predicate Logic
Universal elimination is a fundamental rule of inference in predicate logic. It…
Surjection: Understanding Onto Functions
A surjection, or onto function, ensures every element in the target set…
Suppressed Evidence Fallacy
The suppressed evidence fallacy occurs when an argument deliberately omits crucial information,…
Strong Mathematical Induction
Strong induction strengthens the inductive hypothesis, allowing the assumption that the proposition…
Sorites Paradox: The Paradox of the Heap
The Sorites paradox, or paradox of the heap, arises from vague predicates.…