A Class Room Logic: Deductive and Inductive, with Special Application to the Science and Art of TeachingMcNair, George Hastings
Philosophy
A Class Room Logic: Deductive and Inductive, with Special Application to the Science and Art of Teaching
McNair, George Hastings
Logic
3b. Indicate the common attributes of the following terms, underscoring
the properties: Tree, teacher, garden, house, river.
4. The rules summarize well the essentials of the subject matter of the
logical definition. Therefore, it is highly important for the student
to have these rules at the “tip of the tongue.” With this in view a
device of this nature may be helpful. Make each letter of the word
rules stand for the initial letter of a suggestive word in each of the
five _rules_. For example: r (repeat), u (unambiguous), l (language
affirmative), e (essential), s (same size).
With a little study “r and repeat,” “u and unambiguous,” “l and
language affirmative,” “e and essential,” “s and same size” may be
firmly linked together in the memory. _Repeat_ suggests the third
rule, do not repeat the name, etc.; _unambiguous_, the fourth rule,
not ambiguous language, etc.; _language affirmative_, the fifth rule;
_essentials_, the first rule; _same size_, the second rule, subject
and predicate must be of same size. The fact that the rules are not
recalled in order of treatment is inconsequential.
It is the writer’s experience that fifteen minutes of concentrated
study upon this device or one similar to it will indelibly stamp upon
the mind these troublesome rules.
The student may be able to devise a more helpful keyword.
=13. REVIEW QUESTIONS.=
(1) Why should the subject of definition appeal strongly to the
school teacher?
(2) Define a predicable.
(3) Name in order the five predicables.
(4) Define and illustrate the terms genus and species.
(5) Explain the terms summum genus, infima species, sui generis.
(6) Illustrate proximate genus.
(7) Explain the terms genus and species as used in natural history.
(8) Exemplify the double meaning of the genus man.
(9) Define and illustrate differentia.
(10) In what sense is the species a richer term than the genus?
(11) Distinguish between property and accident.
(12) Illustrate separable and inseparable accidents.
(13) Give descriptive definitions of the following, indicating the
five predicables: logic, general term, non-connotative term,
obversion.
(14) Define definition; illustrate.
(15) Distinguish between definition and division.
(16) Name, define and illustrate the three kinds of definitions.
(17) Distinguish between real and verbal definitions.
(18) Define in three ways the following: king, government, city, metal.
(19) State the rules of logical definition.
(20) What words may be used as _cues_ to aid in recalling the rules
for logical definition?
(21) Under what circumstances will the wise teacher make use of each
of three kinds of definitions?
(22) Relative to the second rule for logical definition what are the
_three_ questions that one should ask himself?
(23) Explain the exceptions to the third rule.
(24) In connection with the fourth rule what may be said as to the use
of technical terms?
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