INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each.Some preachers are evangelists, so some preachers are TV personalities, since some evangelists are TV personalities.

INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct translation for each statement. JetBlue buys planes unless neither Frontier improves service nor United lowers fares.

INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct translation for each problem. If Fordham expands course offerings, then if Georgetown increases its endowment, then both Duke raises tuition and Tulane reduces class size.

INSTRUCTIONS: A) Fill out a truth table for the following pairs of statements, and then B) state whether the statements are logically equivalent, contradictory, consistent, or inconsistent. Be sure to identify the main operator of each statement and show all of your work. ∼ (S  ⊃  Q)    and    ∼ Q  •  SYou may copy the first line of a table for these statements (with a slash separating each statement) from here: ~ (S ⊃ Q) / ~ Q • S

​ ​ INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Harnessing the clean, abundant energy of the sun and wind is critical to solving the global warming problem. Technological advances have brought the cost of electricity generated by the wind down by 82 percent since 1981. Solar energy technology has made remarkable progress as new photovoltaic cells have been developed to convert even greater amounts of sunlight directly into electricity. Today the costs of wind and solar power are becoming competitive with dirty coal-fired plants. Sierra Club, “Global Warming Solutions”

INSTRUCTIONS: A) Fill out a truth table for the following pairs of statements, and then B) state whether the statements are logically equivalent, contradictory, consistent, or inconsistent. Be sure to identify the main operator of each statement and show all of your work. M  ⊃  L    and    ∼ (L  ⊃  M)You may copy the first line of a table for these statements (with a slash separating each statement) from here: M ⊃ L / ~ (L ⊃ M)

INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each.Laura is the sister of either Rachel or Sandy, and Sandy is the sister of Beth. Therefore, it follows necessarily that Laura is the sister of Beth.

INSTRUCTIONS: A) Fill out a truth table for the following pairs of statements, and then B) state whether the statements are logically equivalent, contradictory, consistent, or inconsistent. Be sure to identify the main operator of each statement and show all of your work. ∼ (H  ≡  R)    and    ∼ (R  ⊃  ∼ H) You may copy the first line of a table for these statements (with a slash separating each statement) from here: ~ (H ≡ R) / ~ (R ⊃ ~ H)

​ ​ INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Viruses are acellular entities too small to be seen with a light microscope. They are composed of a nucleic acid and a few proteins. Viruses replicate themselves and display other properties of living organisms only when they have invaded living cells. Indeed, some viruses can be crystallized and stored in a container on a shelf for years, but they retain the capacity to invade cells and cause disease. Jacquelyn C. Black, Microbiology: Principles and Explorations

INSTRUCTIONS: A) Fill out a truth table for the following pairs of statements, and then B) state whether the statements are logically equivalent, contradictory, consistent, or inconsistent. Be sure to identify the main operator of each statement and show all of your work. ∼ (K  ⊃  G)    and    G  ∨  ∼ K You may copy the first line of a table for these statements (with a slash separating each statement) from here: ~ (K ⊃  G) / G ∨ ~ K