document.write( "Question 483383: determine if the argument is valid or invalid. give a reason to justify answer.
\n" );
document.write( "if im hungry then i will eat
\n" );
document.write( "im not hungry
\n" );
document.write( "i will not eat.\r
\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "A)valid by the law of detachment
\n" );
document.write( "B)valid by the law of contraposition
\n" );
document.write( "C)invalid by fallacy of the converse
\n" );
document.write( "D)invalid by fallacy of the inverse
\n" );
document.write( "E)valid by the lay of syllogism \n" );
document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #330810 by MathLover1(20850)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! An argument is said to be INVALID if it is logically possible for the CONCLUSION to be FALSE even though EVERY PREMISE is assumed to be TRUE.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Common patterns of reasoning (Fallacy of the Inverse)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Not \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "---------------can be reduced to the form \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "p ->q \n" ); document.write( "~p \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "·:~q\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "will be an \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This is a common form of invalid reasoning known as Fallacy of the Inverse.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, your answer is: \n" ); document.write( "D)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " |