BIG Brain KidLokSe - Symbologics PART 1
A new series on Symbolic Logic
Ahoy, fellow KidLokers!
In this new series (I know, another one!), I will be sharing and teaching you some basic concepts that I learned in school that you may not have heard of. Remember that this guide does not replace a teacher, but only helps you explore (and maybe show off to your friends!). I know some of my friends from my previous school will love these! Feel free to share these ideas with your tutor, math teacher, or anyone! Hope this helps you!
PS: Can you find the naming scheme of these chapters?
Matsya Chapter- Symbolism, Statements, and Common Sensicalism
Symbolism- The global language
You could already be clicking off this post- or not. Might you be thinking to yourself “logic? pffffft, that’s easy! I have common sense!”? Well, I hope you’re right that you have common sense- I don’t want you to be left out! Hehe! Well, just read this through- I know, it might seem that I’m teaching 1st grade, but it’s important for the big brain stuff later on!
Symbolism is the idea of using pictures (or symbols) to represent some situation. The ancient Egyptian language uses symbols called hieroglyphic representations, using the images to express what they want to say.
Why is this so important? Well, we will be using symbols like these to convey simple meanings in our work. As we learn more, we will be able to formulate and solve more complex problems using this.
Statements
What’s a statement? It’s something you state, of course! However, in symbolic logic, we define a statement a little differently. In symbolic logic, a statement is a sentence, phrase, or meaning that we can assign to a symbol such that when we combine it with an operation, we get a conclusion. Let’s look at an example-
A = I like cake
This is a very simple statement, and all statements will be something like this.
Can you form a few more statements?
B = My house is on Main Street
C = Earth spins on its axis
D = My parents go to work in the morning
Common Sensicalism
Yes, before you google it, it’s not a word. We call this something else, but for now, it’s common-sensicalism galore! We literally have to use a single brain cell to interpret a statement- now we will know how to draw a conclusion from them! Look at the problem:
I like cake
Cake tastes sugary
Prove: I like sugary tastes
This one is sooooo obvious! Of course, if someone likes cake and that cake is sugary, then they will definitely like sugary! This is a basic example of Common Sensicalism- the interpretation of some “givens” to draw a conclusion. But you might be wondering… what if statements aren’t true? Because I don’t like cake…
Well, great question! We will be touching upon that in the next post. In the meantime, I suggest you go try chocolate cake again because there’s gotta be something wrong if you don’t like cake.
Sayonara, from KidLokSe!
cake is overrated. change my mind.