Question: Consider the following argument: All wizards can do magic. Muggles can't do magic. Peter is a muggle. Therefore, Peter is not a wizard. Several students
Consider the following argument:
All wizards can do magic. Muggles can't do magic. Peter is a muggle.
Therefore, Peter is not a wizard.
Several students in Hogwarts formalized this argument without using magic Here is Luna's attempt:
Luna: Let's define the predicates: W is a wizard", M is a muggle", A can do magic".
Universe of discourse: all people magical and nonmagical
xWx Axassumption
xMxAxassumption
MPeterassumption
MPeterAPeterUniversal instantiation of
APeterModus ponens from and
WPeter APeterUniversal instantiation of
WPeterModus tollens from and
If you think, Luna's argument is valid, check the "valid" box
If you think, Luna's argument is invalid, check the "invalid" box and check all the reasons why you think that Luna's argument is invalid.
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Luna' s argument is valid
Luna's argument is invalid.
Luna's argument is invalid, because in the quantifier only refers to Wx and not to Ax Ax is not bound to any quantifier. Thus, is not a proposition.
Luna's argument is invalid, because in the quantifier only refers to Mx and not to AxAx is not bound to any quantifier. Thus, is not a proposition.
Luna's argument is invalid, because his definitions of the predicates are incorrect. They should have been defined as Wxx is a wizard", Mxx is a muggle" and Axx can do magic".
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