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document.write( "1. Write a negation of the statement. \r
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document.write( "All squares are parallelograms.
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document.write( " All squares are not parallelograms.
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document.write( " No squares are parallelograms.
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document.write( " Some squares are parallelograms.
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document.write( " Some squares are not parallelograms.
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document.write( "2. Let p, q, and r be the following statements:
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document.write( " p: Jamie is on the train.
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document.write( " q: Sylvia is at the park.
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document.write( " r: Nigel is in the car.
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document.write( "Translate the following statement into English: (p q) r \r
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document.write( "3. Construct a truth table for ~q p
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document.write( "4. Construct a truth table for (p ~q) ↔ q
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document.write( "5. Let p represent the statement, \"Jim plays football\", and let q represent \"Michael plays basketball\". Convert the compound statements into symbols.\r
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document.write( "Jim does not play football or Michael does not play basketball.
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document.write( " ~(p q)
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document.write( " p q
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document.write( " ~p ~q
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document.write( " ~p ~q
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document.write( "6. Write the compound statement in words.\r
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document.write( "Let p = The monitor is included.
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document.write( "q = The color printer is optional.
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document.write( " The monitor is not included and the color printer is optional.
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document.write( " The monitor is included and the color printer is not optional.
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document.write( " The monitor is included and the color printer is optional.
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document.write( " The monitor is included or the color printer is not optional.
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document.write( "7. Let p represent a true statement, while q and r represent false statements. Find the truth value of the compound statement.
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document.write( "8. Determine which, if any, of the three statements are equivalent.
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document.write( "I) If it is dark outside, then I will not be on time for dinner.
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document.write( "II) If it is not dark outside, then I will be on time for dinner.
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document.write( "III) If I will be on time for dinner, then it is not dark outside.\r
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document.write( " I, II, and III are equivalent
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document.write( " I and III are equivalent
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document.write( " II and III are equivalent
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document.write( " I and II are equivalent
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document.write( " None are equivalent
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document.write( "9. Given the argument and its Euler diagram below, determine whether the syllogism is valid or invalid.\r
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document.write( "10. Identify which argument is invalid.
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document.write( "If Rita watches the movie, then she will not exercise.
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document.write( "Rita did not watch the movie.
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document.write( "Therefore, Rita exercised. \r
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document.write( "If Sandra pays her all taxes on time, then she will not incur a penalty.
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document.write( "Sandra incurs a penalty.
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document.write( "Therefore, she did not pay her taxes on time.\r
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document.write( "Either Sandra pays her all taxes on time or she will incur a penalty.
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document.write( "Sandra did not pay all her taxes in time.
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document.write( "Therefore, she will incur a penalty.\r
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document.write( "If Jan gets lost, she will need a map.
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document.write( "Jan does not need a map.
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document.write( "Therefore, Jan is not lost.\r
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document.write( "If Juanita hits all the high notes, she will not be embarrassed.
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document.write( "Juanita hit all the high notes.
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document.write( "Therefore, she was not embarrassed.\r
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document.write( "11.
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document.write( "Write the statement in symbols using the p and q given below. Then construct a truth table for the symbolic statement and select the best match.
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document.write( "p = The forest is dark.
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document.write( "q = The moon is full.
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document.write( "The forest is dark or the moon is full.\r
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document.write( "12. Determine if the argument is valid or invalid. Give a reason to justify answer.\r
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document.write( "If you eat well, you will be well.
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document.write( "If you are well, you will be happy.
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document.write( " If you eat well, you will be happy. \r
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document.write( " Valid by the law of detachment
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document.write( " Valid by the law of contraposition
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document.write( " Invalid by fallacy of the converse
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document.write( " Invalid by fallacy of the inverse
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document.write( " Valid by the law of syllogism
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document.write( " Valid by disjunctive syllogism
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