Compare and contrast syllogistic and conditional reasoning. Give an example of each.
What will be an ideal response?
Student examples will vary. A sample answer follows. Syllogistic reasoning is a process by which a conclusion follows necessarily from a series of premises (statements). If the premises are true, then by the rules of deduction, the conclusion must be true as well. Example: All precipitation is some form of water. Snow is a type of precipitation. Snow is a form of water.
Conditional reasoning has a similar formal structure with the inclusion of connective words like if and then as part of the first premise. Conditional reasoning is sometimes referred to as propositional reasoning because of the connective words in propositional statements. Example: If I arrive home before my husband does, then I will be the one to start cooking dinner.
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