Symbolic model critical thinking
How do I make a symbolical model for these two arguments? 1. If keeping your manufacturing plants in the USA is not profitable then you should not keep the plants in the USA. However, keeping your manufacturing plants in the USA is profitable. Thus, you should keep the plants in the USA. 2. Either Enron employees saw t ...continues
Working with propositional reasoning.
Consider the problem below. Answer the question given after the description of the problem. Write out a model of the logical structure of your reasoning, the logical structure of your premises, and your answer. You are helping Trinity pick her classes for next semester. Trinity asks you about taking International Buisness Pol ...continues
How do deconstructive arguments work?
Deconstructive arguments work by demonstrating that a position's premises yield contradictory conclusions when entailments are carefully considered. Such arguments are useful with respect to doctrinal issues because they sidestep 'inadequacy of cognitive processes' or 'irrelevance of evidence' objections. I provide a 'doctrinai ...continues
Summarize the arguments and show how they are linked together. (Identify all statements as premises or conclusion and all the enthymematic materials. Discuss truth value of each one of the statements in the arguments summarized. Are there any fallacies committed in the article and re-express the deductive arguments (if any) as c ...continues
SYLLOGISM VALIDITY TESTING EXERCISE
SYLLOGISM VALIDITY TESTING EXERCISE To be a valid syllogism, the conclusion must be proven by the reasons. Carefully study the following syllogisms and decide if they are valid or invalid: 1. All zebras are striped animals. No zebras are polar bears. Therefore, no polar bears are striped animals. 2. All clowns are fun ...continues
A logical thinking question where you have to determine the truthful statement.
Jo announces: "I have more than 999 books." Jean says: "No Jo! You have fewer than 1000 books." Mary says: "Jo has at least 1 book." Only one of these statements is true. How many books does Jo own? Discuss the method and solution used.
Nine men and two boys are trekking through the jungle and they need to cross a river. They have a small inflatable boat and it's easy enough to row it across the river. The boat however can hold no more than one man or the two boys. How can they all get across? (HINT: Suppose there was only one man and two boys)
For each of the following arguments, try to think of some critical information that could weaken or discount the conclusion. How could the argument be expressed to eliminate the weakness? 1. Generally, women prefer men of high status. Celestina is a woman. Therefore, Celestina probably prefers men of high status. 2. Genera ...continues
1. Using one or more analogies, try to make a brief argument for or against these moral issues: ABORTION GUN CONTROL EUTHANASIA CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Lateral thinking: Think of various solutions to a given problem.
A young man's car developed a flat tire as he was driving along a deserted street. He pulled over to the curb and did all the usual things: removed the hub cap, unscrewed the lugs and rested them carefully in the hub cap, jacked up the car. Just as he was finishing up they all rolled out, and all five of them fell down a nearby ...continues
