Catalog description: Introduction to deductive logic. Topics include: basic concepts of deductive logic; techniques of formal proof in propositional and predicate logic. 3 units. Prerequisites: No ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We conducted a computer-based psychological experiment in which a random mix of 40 tautologies and 40 non-tautologies were presented to the ...

There is no statutory requirement that formal logic be adhered to during examination of patent claims. Examiners and patent practitioners are free to use a wide variety of discussion and argument ...

Epistemic logic constitutes a rigorous framework for representing and reasoning about knowledge and belief. Central to this discipline is the formalisation of how agents acquire, retain and attribute ...