On the basis of the traditional square of opposition, assuming that "Some laptops are desktops" is false, "Some laptops are not desktops" is

a. true
b. false
c. undetermined


Ans: a. true

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In the truth table for [(E ? ~G) ? G] ? ~ (~ H ? H), which column goes under H on the left-hand side of the truth table, assuming that the propositional letters are listed in the order in which they appear in the formula?

A) TTFF B) TF C) TTTTFFFF D) TFTFTFTF

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Thomson's Diseased Musician thought experiment shows that

A. the health care system does not treat all patients equally. B. the question of whether the fetus is a person is irrelevant to the abortion controversy. C. to be an agent, one must be in good health. D. your mental capacity determines if you are a human or not. E. society values practical professions over the arts.

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