is this a valid argument?
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Is this a VALID ARGUMENT?. Place truth values under the conclusion. T. T. false. If there is a row T T F it must be one of the first two rows. The conclusion is false only if p is true. T. T. T. T. false. Now place truth values under the second premise. F. F. true. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Is this a VALID ARGUMENT?
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If there is a row T T Fit must be one of the first two rows
The conclusion is false only if p is true
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Now place truth values under the second premise.
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If there is a row T T Fthen it must be the second row
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When the conclusion is false the secondpremise is true only if r is false
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We have eliminated all but one row in our search for the possibility T T F
In this case, we won’t find it because underthese conditions the first premise is false
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There are NO conditions under which the conclusion is false when the premises are true.If the premises are true then you must acceptthe conclusion.
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Is this a VALID ARGUMENT?
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The conclusion is false only whenr is true and q is false
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Assign values to premise #1
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Assign values to premise #1
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When the conclusion is false, the first premise is true only when p is true
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There are no conditions under which the conclusion is false and the premises are true.
VALID
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Is this a VALID ARGUMENT?
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Place truth values under the conclusion
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The conclusion is false only if r is false
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The conclusion is false only if r is false
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Place truth values under premise #1
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When the conclusion is false premise #1 is true only when p is false
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When the conclusion is false premise #1 is true only when p is false
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If there is a row T T F then it is one of theyellow rows - complete them
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If there is a row T T F then it is one of theyellow rows - complete them
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There are conditions under which the premisesare true but the conclusion is false.
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The conclusion is FALSE only if r is F
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~Under these conditions, this premise is TRUE only if p is T
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Under these conditions, this premise is TRUE only if q T
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Under these conditions, this premise is TRUE only if s is F
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~ Under these conditions, this premise is FALSE
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It is not possible for
all of the premises to be
true when the conclusion
is false. This is a
valid argument.