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5.1 Introduction to ReasoningObjectives:Apply tables, diagrams, and educated guesses as tools in reasoning through logic problems647700-25401171575198120819150-9017013906501282705.2 Statements and QuantifiersObjectives:Define statements used in logicApply quantifiers to statementsForm negations of statements and symbolize themStatement:Examples:Negation of a statement:*** negate the sentence and switch to the opposite quantifierThere exists A None A existNone A exist there exists AAll A some don’t A Some A all don’t A Statement symbols:~Quantifiers:??Write the following symbolizations in words if:T: Mrs. Hawkins loves strawberries.R: Women paint their nails.G: Children should eat their vegetables~T?R?G~?RWrite the following words as symbols:Women don’t paint their nails.There don’t exist any children who should eat their vegetables.All the Mrs. Hawkinses love strawberries.5.3 Truth Values and ConnectivesVocabulary:Truth table:Conjunction:Negation of a conjunction:Objectives:Define and apply the logic connectives to disjunction and conjunction.Use truth tables to establish the truth value of compound statements.Disjunction:Negation of a disjunction:Write the following symbolizations in words if:T: Mrs. Hawkins loves strawberries.R: Women paint their nails.G: Children should eat their vegetables~TRG?R~T?GG?GWrite the following words as symbols:Women don’t paint their nails or Mrs. Hawkins loves strawberries.There don’t exist any children who should eat their vegetables and women paint their nails.All children should eat their vegetables or all the Mrs. Hawkinses love strawberries.Truth Tables:19050306070P versus its negation:P or Q:P and Q: 20288256350452437515875Make a truth table for P ~P Make a truth table for (ab)~aMake a truth table for p(qr)5.4 Conditional StatementsObjectives:Define and write conditional statements.Define biconditional statementsDefine and symbolize the inverse, converse, and contrapositive of a conditionalConditional Statement:Examples:Write the following statements in if-then form.There are no clouds in the sky, so it is not raining.School will be canceled if a blizzard hits.Which are true?If horses had wings, then horses could fly.If ocean water is grade-A milk, then ocean water is a nourishing beverage.If whales walk, then 4+1=5.Truth table for a conditional statement:33337530480Biconditional Statement:Examples:Truth table for a biconditional statement:0167640***We can change a conditional statement to a disjunction. This theorem is a gateway between the two notations. We will prove it:Theorem 5.1: The conditional p q is equivalent to the disjunction ~pq.To prove this, we will make a truth table for the situation:ConverseInverseContrapositiveWrite the converse, inverse, and contrapositive of the statements below:If we have a blizzard, then school will be canceled.If Mrs. Hawkins feels like it, then we will go play basketball.If Adam had a million dollars, he’d buy a unicorn.5.5 ProofsVocabulary:Proof:Objectives:Classify arguments as deductive or inductiveIdentify types of inductive arguments.Evaluate the validity and/or soundness of deductive arguments.Inductive ReasoningDefinition:Visual:Types:Appeal to tendencyLack of counterexampleAppeals to authorityAppeal to experienceAnalogyAppeal to utilityDeductive ReasoningDefinition:Visual:Parts:PremiseConclusionClassification:Valid/Invalid (non sequitur) Sound/Unsound**Truth deals with statements, while validity deals with reasoning. Soundness requires both.Fallacies:Hasty generalizationCircular argumentAnalyze these deductive proofs:All dogs are mammals.Fido is a dog.Therefore, Fido is a mammal.All dogs are horses.Fido is a dog.Therefore, Fido is a horse.All dogs are mammals. Fido is a mammal.Therefore, Fido is a dog.If a man is saved, then he is a Christian.If a man is a Christian, then he should display the fruit of the Spirit.Therefore, if a man is saved, then he should display the fruit of the Spirit.All of the animals are the San Diego Zoo are zebras.All zebras eat marshmallows.Therefore, all of the animals at the San Diego Zoo eat marshmallows.**counterexamplePigs are dirty animals.Cows provide milk.Therefore, rural areas have a low population density.Identify the argument as deductive or inductive:All poms are grogs and all grogs are flutes, so obviously all poms are flutes.The car did not run and I just connected these wires. Now the car runs. Therefore, the problem must have been in the wiring.If you mix copper and salt, the mixture explodes. This mixture did not explode. Therefore, it was not copper and salt.I never met anyone who got an A in Mrs. Hawkins’s class. It must be a hard class.Automobiles have either manual or automatic transmissions. This car is not automatic. Therefore, it is manual.Mrs. Hawkins said the basketball team was going to win next week. Therefore, they will win next week.5.6 Deductive ProofObjectives:Define and apply four methods of deductive proof.Recognize converse and inverse fallacies.4 Types of Direct Proof:1) Law of DeductionDefinition:-104775755652) Modus PonensDefinition:-104775-25403) Modus TollensDefinition:Justification:-10477556515Example 3:If Mrs. Hawkins wants to watch “Pretty Little Liars,” then she’s in the mood for some major drama.Mrs. Hawkins isn’t in the mood for some major drama.Therefore, Mrs. Hawkins doesn’t want to watch that show.4) TransitivityDefinition:If you have a driver’s license, then you can drive.If you can drive, then you can go to IHop.If you can go to IHop, then you can get pancakes.If you can get pancakes, then you’ll be the happiest person on earth.Therefore, if you have a driver’s license, then you’ll be the happiest person on earth.***FALLACIES:Assuming the converseAssuming the inverse ................
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