In the following arguments, put premises in parentheses and und erline the concl
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In the following arguments, put premises in parentheses and und erline the conclusion. Mark indicators of premises and conclusion, if any. Use angles ‘< >’ for premise indicators and square brackets ‘[ ]’ for conclusion indicators
2.
Reverend Sharpton has no chance of being elected this time, because his campaign is not well
financed, and any politician who is not well financed has no real chance of being elected.
*3.
Badgers are native to southern Wisconsin. After all, they are always spotted there.
4.
Since all theoretical physicists have studied quadratic equations, no theoretical physicists are
dummies at math, for no one who has studied quadratic equations is a dummy at math.
5.
Thousands of salamanders have been observed by naturalists and none has ever been found to be
warm-blooded. We may conclude that no salamanders are warm-blooded animals.
Explanation / Answer
2. <(Reverend Sharpton’s campaign is not well financed this time. Any politician who is not well financed has no real chance of being elected)>. He has no chance of being elected this time.
3. <(Badgers are always spotted at Southern Wisconsin)> They are native to Southern Wisconsin.
5. <(Thousands of Salamanders have been observed by naturalists. None of them are ever been found to be warm-blooded.)> Hence, Salamanders are not warm blooded animals.
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