INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each. Graffiti painted on that vacant building says "Boycott Meat." Therefore, it's clear that we should all become vegetarians
A) Deductive, sound.
B) Inductive, weak.
C) Deductive, invalid.
D) Deductive, valid.
E) Inductive, strong.
B
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1. an upholder of Truth and Athenian culture. 2. a noble sage and warrior. 3. a level headed statesman. 4. a manipulator and a threat to tradition.
INSTRUCTIONS: Use an ordinary truth table to answer the following problems. Construct the truth table as per the instructions in the textbook. Given the pair of statements: ? (R ? M) and M • ? R These statements are:
A) Inconsistent. B) Invalid. C) Logically equivalent. D) Consistent. E) Contradictory.
The identity rule allows us to
A. infer that if a property belongs to a thing then it belongs to whatever is identical to that thing. B. enter statements of self-identity as lines in a proof. C. replace one constant or variable with another that is identical with it. D. switch the constants or variables in an identity statement (e.g., from a = b to b = a).
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a. true b. false