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whether the argument is valid or invalid 24) Sam plays tennis or George is not a

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Question

whether the argument is valid or invalid 24) Sam plays tennis or George is not a man. If George is not a man, then Betsy does not win the award. 24 Determine wins the award. Therefore, Sam does not play tennis. B) Invalid 25) Use the method of writing each premise in symbols in order to arrive at a valid conclusion. 25) If I get robbed, I will go to court I got robbed. Th B) I will not get robbed in court. D) I will not go to court A) ) will go to court will get robbed in court 26) 26) All fish can dream. Any dead animal is unable to dreamm All live animals have a heartbeat. Therefore, A) All live animals can dream. C) Any dead fish can dream All fish have a heartbeat D) Any dead animal has no heartbeat Use an Euler diagram to determine whether the syllogism is valid or invalid 27) 27) Not all that glitters is gold is not gold. A) B) Valid 28) 28) Football and studying don't mix. Don does not study A Invalid B) Valid 29) All businessmen wear suits. 29) B) Valid 30) Some TV shows are comedies 30) Some TV shows are hits. A) Invalid valid 8 31) Students who study get better grades. Roger will get better grades. A) Invalid 32) No even number is divisible by3 1ste not divisible by 3. valid B) Valid

Explanation / Answer

24) Betsy wins the award, therefore by contrapositivity George is a man, again by contrapositivity Sam does not play tennis. Therefore arguenment is valid, hence option A is correct.

25) I got robbed therefore I will got to the court. Option A is correct.