What can be correctly said of the following argument? [Leave the parenthetical p
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What can be correctly said of the following argument? [Leave the parenthetical part out of your symbolization.]
You correct the errors on your credit report in a timely fashion only if you don't pay a higher rate on loans than you should. [Even though credit reporting agencies are legally obligated to correct your report when notified of documented errors,] it is impossible to correct errors on a credit report in a timely fashion. So you might be paying a higher rate than you should.
The argument is valid.
The argument Invalid.
The validity of the argument depends on background knowledge.
The argument is correlatively over-stipulated.
a.The argument is valid.
b.The argument Invalid.
c.The validity of the argument depends on background knowledge.
d.The argument is correlatively over-stipulated.
Explanation / Answer
Let p denote correct the errors on your credit report in a timely fashion.
Let q denote you pay a higher rate on loans than you should.
The given statements are
p -> ~q
~p
By Modus tollens, the conclusion is
q
This translated to you pay a higher rate than you should.
Therefore, the argument is valid.
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