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social science
introduction to logic
A Concise Introduction to Logic 13th edition Patrick J. Hurley, Lori Watson - Solutions
(S • ∼T ) ∨ (∼U • W )Determine which of the following are not well-formed formulas.
If corporate welfare continues, then taxpayer interests will be ignored and billions of tax dollars will go to giant corporations; and if the latter occurs, then there will not be anything left for the poor and the budget will not be balanced. (C, T, B, A, U)Translate the following statements into
If banks charge fees for teller-assisted transactions, then more people will use ATMs; and if that happens and ATM fees increase, then banks will close branches and profits will skyrocket. (B, M, F, C, P)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent
If evolutionary biology is correct, then higher life-forms arose by chance, and if that is so, then it is not the case that there is any design in nature and divine providence is a myth. (E, H, D, P)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent
The Ebola virus is deadly, but it will become a major threat to humanity if and only if it becomes airborne and a vaccine is not developed. (E, M, A, V )Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given
Three-strikes laws will be enforced and longer sentences imposed only if hundreds of new prisons are built, and that will happen only if taxes are increased. (T, L, H, I)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use
Either clear-cutting in national forests is halted and old-growth trees are allowed to stand, or salmon runs will be destroyed and bird habitats obliterated. (C, O, S, B)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use
If motion pictures contain subliminal sex messages or if they challenge the traditional family, then conservative politicians call for censorship. (M, C, P)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters
Cooling a group of atoms to absolute zero and keeping them bunched together is a necessary and sufficient condition for producing a Bose–Einstein condensate. (C, K, P)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the
Cooling a group of atoms to absolute zero and keeping them bunched together is a necessary and sufficient condition for producing a Bose–Einstein condensate. (C, K, P)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the
Human life will not perish unless either we poison ourselves with pollution or a large asteroid collides with the earth. (H, P, L)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form
If Internet use continues to grow, then more people will become cyber addicts and normal human relations will deteriorate. (I, M, N)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form
If Internet use continues to grow, then more people will become cyber addicts and normal human relations will deteriorate. (I, M, N)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form
If affirmative action programs are dropped, then if new programs are not created, then minority applicants will suffer. (A, N, M)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form
Ozone depletion in the atmosphere is a sufficient condition for increased cancer rates. (O, I)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form the translations.
If heroin is legalized, then its use may increase but criminal activity will decline. (L, U, C)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form the translations.
A necessary condition for a successful business venture is good planning. (S, G)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form the translations.
If health maintenance organizations cut costs, then either preventive medicine is emphasized or the quality of care deteriorates. (H, P, Q)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses
Psychologists and psychiatrists do not both prescribe antidepressant drugs. (O, I)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form the translations.
Cigarette manufacturers are neither honest nor socially responsible. (H, S)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form the translations.
African safaris are amazing, but they are also expensive. (A, E)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form the translations.
African safaris are amazing, but they are also expensive. (A, E)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form the translations.
If pharmaceutical makers conceal test results, they are subject to substantial fines. (P, S)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form the translations.
Unless we reduce the incidence of child abuse, future crime rates will increase. (R, F)Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Use the letters given in parentheses to form the translations.
Nassau’s advertising sizzling night clubs is a necessary condition for Puerto Vallarta’s offering luxury hotels; moreover, Cancun’s having turquoise waters and Acapulco’s promising powder-white beaches is a sufficient condition for Jamaica’s offering reggae music.Translate the following
If Christina Aguilera’s singing soul and Justin Timberlake’s singing pop are sufficient and necessary conditions for Kelly Clarkson’s singing rock, then neither Beyoncé nor Shakira will sing rap.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent
JP Morgan’s getting another bailout implies that Goldman Sachs cheats its clients, given that Bank of America’s foreclosing on more homes implies that neither Morgan Stanley nor Citigroup curtails obscene bonuses.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to
Cameron Diaz promotes environmental causes if Ben Affleck supports civil liberties, provided that Sean Penn opposes the death penalty.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the
Cameron Diaz promotes environmental causes if Ben Affleck supports civil liberties, provided that Sean Penn opposes the death penalty.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the
It is not the case that both Walmart’s jeopardizing worker safety implies that Target does and Costco’s treating workers decently implies that Kmart does.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose
Katie Couric and Brooke Baldwin report international news if and only if Erica Hill and Norah O’Donnell cover political developments.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the
The Taliban’s being defeated is a sufficient condition for Pakistan’s winning the war on terror only if Afghanistan’s securing its borders is a necessary condition for the UN’s stopping the opium trade.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to
The Taliban’s being defeated is a sufficient condition for Pakistan’s winning the war on terror only if Afghanistan’s securing its borders is a necessary condition for the UN’s stopping the opium trade.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to
Israel’s abandoning its settlements is a sufficient and necessary condition for the Palestinians’ declaring an end to hostilitiesTranslate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the
Israel’s abandoning its settlements is a necessary condition for the Palestinians’ declaring an end to hostilities.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If
Israel’s abandoning its settlements is a sufficient condition for the Palestinians’ declaring an end to hostilities.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If
Israel’s abandoning its settlements is a sufficient condition for the Palestinians’ declaring an end to hostilities.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If
It is not the case that both Lindsey Vonn or Kevin Durant plays professional tennis and Tom Brady or Matt Ryan plays professional basketball.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the
It is not the case that either Tiger Woods and Maria Sharapova play professional football or Drew Brees and Serena Williams play professional baseball.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are
If Maria Cantwell promotes alternative energy, then if Patty Murray supports wilderness areas, then Dianne Feinstein’s advocating gun control implies that Susan Collins does so, too.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English
If Monsanto poisons the entire human race, then if Nestlé buries us in bottles, then Smithfield and Tyson load us up with antibiotics.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the
It is not the case that either Hezbollah will renounce violence or al-Qaeda and ISIS will be defeated.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us
It is not the case that both Iran gives up its nuclear program and Sudan or Pakistan combats terrorism.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us
South Korea supports diplomacy; but if North Korea starts a war, then either China or Japan will be involved.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes
Either Pablo Picasso or Salvador Dali ignored perspective, but it is not the case that both of them did.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us
Chevron continues to pollute provided that British Petroleum does, but Koch Industries and Exxon Mobil deny climate change.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If
Tiffany and Ben Bridge will release an emerald collection unless Zales and Kay do not.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then
Saturn has rings and Neptune is windy, or Jupiter is massive.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn
Saturn has rings, and Neptune is windy or Jupiter is massive.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn
Mercury is a planet given that both Pluto and Ceres are not.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn
If Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard sell extremely violent video games, then either Colt or Smith & Wesson can expect increased profits.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given
If either Lockheed Martin or Raytheon floods the world with weapons of war, then neither General Dynamics nor Boeing reduces the likelihood of armed conflict.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose
If either Lockheed Martin or Raytheon floods the world with weapons of war, then neither General Dynamics nor Boeing reduces the likelihood of armed conflict.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose
Either Rado does not make a sapphire watch or if Movado makes one then so does Pulsar.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then
If Saks promotes gift cards, then either Macy’s or Bloomingdale’s puts on a fashion show.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic,
Tommy Hilfiger celebrates casual if and only if neither Ralph Lauren nor Calvin Klein offers street chic.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us
If Bill O’Reilly’s spinning the news implies that Chris Matthews fights back, then Rachel Maddow tells it straight.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If
If Bill O’Reilly spins the news, then if Chris Matthews fights back, then Rachel Maddow tells it straight.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us
Either Ferrari or Maserati does not make economy cars.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn
Neither Ferrari nor Maserati makes economy cars.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn relieves our
Not either Ferrari or Maserati makes economy cars.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn relieves
Either Apple or Samsung makes smartphones.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn relieves our
Both Jaguar and Porsche do not make motorcycles.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn relieves our
Not both Jaguar and Porsche make motorcycles.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn relieves our
Either Mariah Carey sings pop and Elton John sings rock or Diana Krall sings jazz.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either
Mariah Carey sings pop and either Elton John sings rock or Diana Krall sings jazz.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either
Mercedes will introduce a hybrid model only if Lexus and BMW do.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or
Bill Gates does not support malaria research unless Warren Buffet does.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or
The Packers’ winning most of their games implies that Aaron Rodgers is a great quarterback.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic,
Armani will launch a leather collection given that Gucci rejects skinny models.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either
Reese Witherspoon wins best actress only if Martin Scorsese wins best director.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either
Maureen Dowd writes incisive editorials if and only if Paul Krugman does.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter
Chanel has a rosewood fragrance if Lanvin does.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn relieves our
If Chanel has a rosewood fragrance, then so does Lanvin.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn
Both Harvard and Baylor have medical schools.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn relieves our
Either Stanford or Tulane has an architecture school.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn relieves
Arizona has a national park but Nebraska does not.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn relieves
Cartier does not make cheap watches.Translate the following statements into symbolic form using uppercase letters to represent affirmative English statements. Example: Suppose you are given the statement “If Facebook makes us narcissistic, then either Twitter or LinkedIn relieves our
Create a sorites having four premises about trees; then put it into standard form and test it for validity using Venn diagrams or the rules method.
I trust every animal that belongs to me.Dogs gnaw bones.I admit no animals into my study unless they beg when told to do so.All the animals in the yard are mine.I admit every animal that I trust into my study.The only animals that are really willing to beg when told to do so are dogs.All the
All writers who understand human nature are clever.No one is a true poet unless he can stir the hearts of men.Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.No writer who does not understand human nature can stir the hearts of men.None but a true poet could have written Hamlet.Shakespeare was clever.The following
No interesting poems are unpopular among people of real taste.No modern poetry is free from affectation.All your poems are on the subject of soap bubbles.No affected poetry is popular among people of real taste.No ancient poem is on the subject of soap bubbles.All your poems are uninteresting.The
The only books in this library that I do not recommend for reading are unhealthy in tone.The bound books are all well written.All the romances are healthy in tone.I do not recommend you to read any of the unbound books.All the romances in this library are well written.The following sorites are
All my sons are slim.No child of mine is healthy who takes no exercise.All gluttons who are children of mine are fat.No daughter of mine takes any exercise.All gluttons who are children of mine are unhealthy.The following sorites are taken from Lewis Carroll’s Symbolic Logic. All are valid.
All unripe fruit is unwholesome.All these apples are wholesome.No fruit grown in the shade is ripe.These apples were grown in the sun.The following sorites are taken from Lewis Carroll’s Symbolic Logic. All are valid. Rewrite each sorites in standard form, using letters to represent the terms and
All hummingbirds are richly colored.No large birds live on honey.Birds that do not live on honey are dull in color.All hummingbirds are small.The following sorites are taken from Lewis Carroll’s Symbolic Logic. All are valid. Rewrite each sorites in standard form, using letters to represent the
All hummingbirds are richly colored.No large birds live on honey.Birds that do not live on honey are dull in color.All hummingbirds are small.The following sorites are taken from Lewis Carroll’s Symbolic Logic. All are valid. Rewrite each sorites in standard form, using letters to represent the
No terriers wander among the signs of the zodiac.Nothing that does not wander among the signs of the zodiac is a comet.Nothing but a terrier has a curly tail.No comet has a curly tail.The following sorites are taken from Lewis Carroll’s Symbolic Logic. All are valid. Rewrite each sorites in
No terriers wander among the signs of the zodiac.Nothing that does not wander among the signs of the zodiac is a comet.Nothing but a terrier has a curly tail.No comet has a curly tail.The following sorites are taken from Lewis Carroll’s Symbolic Logic. All are valid. Rewrite each sorites in
No experienced person is incompetent.Jenkins is always blundering.No competent person is always blundering.Jenkins is inexperienced.The following sorites are taken from Lewis Carroll’s Symbolic Logic. All are valid. Rewrite each sorites in standard form, using letters to represent the terms and
No ducks waltz.No officers ever decline to waltz.All my poultry are ducks.My poultry are not officers.The following sorites are taken from Lewis Carroll’s Symbolic Logic. All are valid. Rewrite each sorites in standard form, using letters to represent the terms and reducing the number of terms
Anything that promotes skin cancer causes death.Whatever preserves the ozone layer prevents the release of CFCs.Nothing that resists skin cancer increases UV radiation.Anything that destroys the ozone layer increases UV radiation.There are packaging materials that release CFCs.Nothing that causes
A few countries allow ivory trading.Whatever country resists elephant killing discourages poachers.Any country that allows ivory trading encourages poachers.No country that promotes the extinction of elephants should escape thecondemnation of the civilized world.Any country that supports elephant
Whatever retards population growth increases food availability.Anything that prevents starvation enhances life.Birth-control measures never accelerate population growth.Anything that enhances life should be encouraged.Whatever increases food availability prevents starvation.Birth-control measures
Whoever gives birth to crack babies increases future crime rates.Some pregnant women use crack.None but criminals increase future crime rates.Pregnant crack users never give birth to anything but crack babies.Some pregnant women are criminals.The following sorites are valid. Rewrite each sorites in
Whoever gives birth to crack babies increases future crime rates.Some pregnant women use crack.None but criminals increase future crime rates.Pregnant crack users never give birth to anything but crack babies.Some pregnant women are criminals.The following sorites are valid. Rewrite each sorites in
Creation science does not favor the teaching of evolution.Nothing should be taught that frustrates the understanding of life.Whatever opposes the teaching of evolution impedes the learning of biology.Anything that enhances the understanding of life fosters the learning of biology.Creation science
Creation science does not favor the teaching of evolution.Nothing should be taught that frustrates the understanding of life.Whatever opposes the teaching of evolution impedes the learning of biology.Anything that enhances the understanding of life fosters the learning of biology.Creation science
Some college students purchase their term papers.Any cheat is expelled from college.No one will achieve his career goals who is expelled.No one who purchases term papers is other than a cheat.Some college students will not achieve their career goals.The following sorites are valid. Rewrite each
Nothing that is brittle is ductile.Superconductors are all ceramics.Only ductile things can be pulled into wires.Ceramics are brittle.Superconductors cannot be pulled into wires.The following sorites are valid. Rewrite each sorites in standard form, using letters to represent the terms and reducing
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