CHSE Odisha Elective Logic study plan

Distinguish the four categorical proposition forms A, E, I and O by their quantity and quality, writing out the standard form of each from ten given ordinary-language sentences

Identify the major, minor and middle terms in fifteen syllogisms and label the figure of each

State and apply the six general syllogistic rules, and diagnose which rule a flawed syllogism breaks

Construct a valid syllogism in each of the four figures from a supplied pair of terms

Enumerate the 24 valid moods and match each to its figure, testing doubtful cases against the general rules rather than memorised lists

Draw and interpret the square of opposition, stating which of the four relations (contradictory, contrary, subcontrary, subaltern) holds between given pairs

Apply conversion, obversion and contraposition to A, E, I and O propositions and identify where each transformation is valid or merely accidental

Solve ten enthymemes by supplying the suppressed premise and checking validity

Translate ten English compound sentences into symbols using negation, conjunction, disjunction, conditional and biconditional

Build full truth tables for five argument forms and classify each as tautology, contradiction or contingency

Test five arguments for validity by the truth-table method and by the short (indirect) method, comparing results

Apply the rules of inference - modus ponens, modus tollens, hypothetical syllogism, disjunctive syllogism, constructive dilemma - to complete five natural-deduction proofs

Classify fifteen given fallacies as formal or informal, naming the specific type in each case

Distinguish the major informal fallacies of relevance, ambiguity and presumption, and explain in one sentence why each fails as an argument

Rewrite five fallacious passages into valid form or show why the argument cannot be repaired

Symbolise five short arguments to display their logical form and state whether the form itself is valid

Evaluate five analogical arguments by stating the relevant similarities and the disanalogies that weaken them

Assess five inductive generalisations for sample size, representativeness and counterexample risk

Apply Mill's methods of agreement, difference, concomitant variation and residues to four described experiments

Formulate a testable hypothesis for a given problem, state its operational definition and identify the predicted observable consequence

Outline the steps of the scientific method and locate where hypothesis-testing and verification fit

Define logic as the study of valid inference and distinguish it from psychology of thinking and from rhetoric

Explain the utility of logic in law, science and everyday decision-making with three concrete illustrations

Distinguish terms from propositions, and classify terms by distribution in A, E, I and O statements

Re-derive the square of opposition and immediate inferences from memory without reference notes

Answer ten short-answer questions on nature, scope and utility in exam-style wording

Complete eight formal proofs, including conditional proof and reductio ad absurdum where permitted

Convert five ordinary-language arguments into propositional symbols and test each for validity

Distinguish logical form from content, and show with two examples how identical form can carry different content

Complete a timed 45-minute mixed set of proof and truth-table problems under exam conditions

Revise the heaviest domains - syllogism, fallacies, induction and scientific method - through spaced retrieval rather than re-reading

Complete two full-length timed mock papers covering all ten domains and record scores by domain

Re-teach any domain scoring below 70% by writing a one-page summary from memory, then checking it

Compile a final one-sheet formula and rules card covering moods, figures, inference rules and Mill's methods