Exercises 4

Written by Dr. Elihu Carranza

Tuesday, 19 August 2008 20:05

Instructions: Fill in the blanks in each statement with the letter of the correct answer.

1	_____ has an implication as a premise and the antecedent of the implication as a second premise from which one concludes the consequent of the first.
2	The form of argument in which the 1st premise is: x implies y, and the 2nd is: y is false; therefore: x is false, is known _____ .
3	The following argument form exemplifies the fallacy of _____ : x implies y, and y is true; therefore, x is true.
4	Argument Form: x implies y, and x is false; therefore, y is false, is the fallacy of _____ .
5	The _____ form consists of premises: x + y, and x is false, to conclude: y is true.
6	The argument form (x < y) (z < w) (x + z) < (y + w) is known as a(n) _____ .
7	If the first two premises of a dilemma are not _____ inferences, the dilemma fails.
8	The disjunction premise of a dilemma must be a _____ disjunction or the dilemma fails.
9	The formula: (xy)' = (x' + y') shows that conjunction and disjunction are _____
10	The implication (x < y) (y < z) < (x < z) is known as _____ .