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Identify whether the following sequence of statements is an argument or not.
I was watching a David Attenborough documentary the other day, and it was about penguins. Some of the penguins in the program were black and white, but some of them were albino! It’s actually pretty strange to see albino penguins after only seeing black and white penguins your whole life. Anyway, it got me thinking. You know, old TV shows used to be black and white too; like, all of them. I realized some penguins are old TV shows.
If you found an argument in the previous question, reduce it to premise-conclusion form. If you found a sequence of statements that is not, explain why it isn’t an argument.
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Identify whether the following sequence of statements is an argument or not.
Symmetrical buildings look so imposing, don’t they? I think so. That’s why the Taj Mahal is so imposing. It’s a perfectly symmetric building.
If you found an argument in the previous question, reduce it to premise-conclusion form. If you found a sequence of statements that is not, explain why it isn’t an argument.
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Identify whether the following sequence of statements is an argument or not.
I really like the Taj Mahal. It’s a really beautiful building. I learned recently that it was architecturally designed to be perfectly symmetric on a bilateral plane. This means that it’s identically designed along a vertical line of symmetry along the very middle of the building.
If you found an argument in the previous question, reduce it to premise-conclusion form. If you found a sequence of statements that is not, explain why it isn’t an argument.
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Think of some more of your own examples of arguments in premise-conclusion form. Get creative!
Ex: P1: Some dogs are cats. P2: All cats are flowers. C: Some dogs are flowers.
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Are rhetorical questions (“Is the sky blue?”) analyzable by logic?
Explain your previous answer.
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Match the pairs of premises to the appropriate conclusions.
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P1: All tables are chairs. P2: All chairs are green.
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P1: Some days are sunny days. P2: All sunny days are happy.
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P1: Some apples are not red. P2: All apples are fruits.
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P1: All snakes are trees. P2: All trees are chairs.
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Is the following statement a declarative sentence or not?
Get out of here!
Is the following statement a declarative sentence or not?
You are fun.
Is the following statement a declarative sentence or not?
Where is Beth?
Is the following statement a declarative sentence or not?
I am not bored.
Is the following statement a declarative sentence or not?
Is exercise beneficial?
(Challenge) Here is a classic type of logic problem, more commonly in line with what people think about when they hear the term ‘logic’. As you work through it, make a note of all the assumptions that you make and of the conclusions to which you arrive on your way to the final answer. Try to express them as declarative sentences and think about how close or how far this reasoning is from premise-conclusion form.
You are on an island where the people belong to one of two classes: knights or knaves. The knights always tell the truth, while the knaves always lie. Apart from this specific quirk, there is nothing to tell them apart. You run into two people, Alf and Beth. Alf says, “Beth is knave.”. Beth says, “Neither Alf, nor I are knaves.”. What class does each person belong to?
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