If the government does not do something about white-collar crime, then we will not have a
rebound in the stock market. Since the government will certainly be doing something about
white-collar crime because Congress demands action, we can count on seeing the stock
market rebound
What will be an ideal response?
ANS:This
passage contains an argument. The issue is whether we can count on seeing the
stock market rebound. The conclusion is that we can count on seeing the stock market
rebound. The first premise is that if the government does not do something about white-collar
crime, then we will not have a rebound in the stock market. The second premise is that the
government will certainly be doing something about white-collar crime.
This passage contains a subargument. The intermediate conclusion is that the
government will certainly be doing something about white-collar crime. The premise is that
Congress demands action.
This passage is a deductive truth-functional argument. It is invalid because it is
possible for the premises to be true and the conclusion to be false, as is shown in the truth
table below.
~ G ? ~ R
G
?R
~ G ? ~ R/ G// R
F T T F T T T
F T T T F T F
T F F F T F T
T F T T F F F
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