Exam 1: [22FA] PHIL 12, Sec 1: Symbolic Logic (Fisher)
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Question 1
Determine whether the following is an argument or not an argument:
John sat on a swing in a park. Later that day, he built a snowman. It will
be warm tomorrow.
Not an argument Correct!
Correct!
Argument 1 / 1 pts
Question 2
Determine whether the following is an argument or narrative: All
gamblers are alcoholics. All alcoholics are gamblers. What does it
mean if you are a gambler but you are not an alcoholic?
argument not an argument Correct!
Correct!
0 / 1 pts
Question 3
Which of the following is not
true of propositions (select all that apply)
propositions are abstractions from specific languages (e.g. English) ou Answered
ou Answered
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propositions have truth conditions (or are capable of being evaluated as
true or false)
propositions are expressed by interrogative sentences (e.g. ‘Where
does Joe Paterno live?’)
Correct!
Correct!
propositions are expressed by sentences 1 / 1 pts
Question 4
Which of the following expresses a proposition (select all that apply)
Who is Corinne? Yikes! Pass the salt Corinne! Corinne played basketball Correct!
Correct!
0 / 1 pts
Question 5
Determine the main operator of the following well-formed formula (wff):
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leftmost ou Answered
ou Answered
rightmost orrect Answer
orrect Answer
1 / 1 pts
Question 6
Determine the main operator of the following well-formed formula (wff): the leftmost Correct!
Correct!
the rightmost 0 / 1 pts
Question 7
Determine the main operator of the following well-formed formula (wff):
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ou Answered
ou Answered
orrect Answer
orrect Answer
1 / 1 pts
Question 8
Determine whether the following is a well-formed formula (wff):
not a wff wff Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 9
Determine whether the following is a well-formed formula (wff):
wff Correct!
Correct!
not a wff
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1 / 1 pts
Question 10
What type of wff is the following: conditional biconditional Correct!
Correct!
conjunction disjunction 0 / 1 pts
Question 11
What type of wff is the following: conditional ou Answered
ou Answered
disjunction conjunction orrect Answer
orrect Answer
biconditional 0 / 1 pts
Question 12
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What type of wff is the following: conjunction orrect Answer
orrect Answer
conditional disjunction ou Answered
ou Answered
biconditional 1 / 1 pts
Question 13
Determine which one of the following wffs is the literal negation of this
wff: Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 14
Determine which one of the following wffs is the literal negation of this
wff:
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Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 15
Determine which one of the following wffs is the literal negation of this
wff: Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 16
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Pick the best translation into propositional logic of the following English
sentence (where C= Corinne plays guitar and J= John plays soccer):
Corinne plays guitar if and only if John plays soccer
Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 17
Pick the best translation into propositional logic of the following English
sentence (where C= Corinne plays guitar and J= John plays soccer):
Corinne plays guitar or John plays soccer
Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 18
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Pick the best translation into propositional logic of the following English
sentence (where C= Corinne plays guitar and J= John plays soccer):
Corinne plays guitar and John does not play soccer
Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 19
Pick the best English translation of the following well-formed formula
(where C= Corinne plays guitar and J= John plays soccer):
Corinne plays guitar and John plays soccer Correct!
Correct!
If Corinne plays guitar, then John plays soccer Corinne plays guitar or John plays soccer Corinne plays guitar and John does not play soccer 1 / 1 pts
Question 20
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Pick the best English translation of the following well-formed formula
(where C= Corinne plays guitar and J= John plays soccer):
If Corinne does not play the guitar, then John plays soccer. If Corinne does not play the guitar and John does not play soccer, then
John plays soccer.
If Corinne does not play the guitar and John plays soccer, then John
plays soccer.
Correct!
Correct!
John plays soccer if and only if John plays soccer. 1 / 1 pts
Question 21
Pick the best English translation of the following well-formed formula
(where C= Corinne plays guitar and J= John plays soccer):
Corinne plays guitar or John plays soccer Correct!
Correct!
Corinne plays guitar or John does not play soccer Corinne plays guitar and John plays soccer If Corinne plays guitar then John plays soccer
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Question 22
A truth table for PL is what?
a table that provides a graphical way of representing valuations of wff(s)
under a set of interpretations.
orrect Answer
orrect Answer
a table that merely
provides a way of determining whether a wff is a
tautology, contradiction, or contingency (that is, it has no other function)
a table that provides a way of determining whether a wff (e.g. ) is
factually true or false.
ou Answered
ou Answered
a table that determines the truth or falsity of what someone says (that is
to say, it is a table that can be used to determine whether some atomic
proposition is true or false)
1 / 1 pts
Question 23
Truth tables be used to do what (indicate all that apply):
determine whether a particular atomic proposition is factually true or
false.
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determine the truth value of a complex wff under every interpretation of
the propositional letters.
Correct!
Correct!
determine the truth value of a complex wff under a single interpretation Correct!
Correct!
determine whether a proposition is true or false without an
interpretation of .
1 / 1 pts
Question 24
The following defines what logical property:A set of wffs whereby there is no interpretation such that are all true.
consistency tautology equivalence inconsistency Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 25
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The following defines what logical property: A pair of propositions (wffs) that have the same truth value under every interpretation.
equivalence Correct!
Correct!
consistency argument proposition 1 / 1 pts
Question 26
The following defines what logical property: A wff that is true under
every interpretation.
equivalence tautology Correct!
Correct!
contingency contradiction 1 / 1 pts
Question 27
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Determine the truth value (using T or F) of the following complex
propositions where :
T F Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 28
Determine the truth value (using T or F) of the following complex
propositions where v(A)=T, v(B)=F, v(D)=T:
T Correct!
Correct!
F 1 / 1 pts
Question 29
Determine the truth value (using T or F) of the following complex
propositions where :
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T F Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 30
Answer 1:
Answer 2:
For the following, only answer with upper-case letters T or F: when:
=
F
and =
F
F
Correct!
Correct!
F
Correct!
Correct!
1 / 1 pts
Question 31
For the following, only answer with upper-case letters T or F: when:
=
T
and =
F
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Answer 1:
Answer 2:
T
Correct!
Correct!
F
Correct!
Correct!
0 / 1 pts
Question 32
Answer 1:
Answer 2:
For the following, only answer with upper-case letters T or F: when:
=
F
and =
F
F
ou Answered
ou Answered
T orrect Answer
orrect Answer
F
ou Answered
ou Answered
T orrect Answer
orrect Answer
3 / 3 pts
Question 33
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Answer 1:
Answer 2:
For the following, only answer with upper-case letters T or F. What
interpretation shows that the following is the case: :
=
F
and =
T
F
Correct!
Correct!
T
Correct!
Correct!
3 / 3 pts
Question 34
Answer 1:
Answer 2:
For the following, only answer with upper-case letters T or F. What
interpretation shows that the following is the case: :
=
F
and =
F
F
Correct!
Correct!
F
Correct!
Correct!
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Question 35
Using the symbol functions in MSWORD, open a blank MSWORD
document and insert the following symbols:
negation: conjunction: disjunction: conditional: biconditional: Once you have input these symbols into a document, upload the file as
a PDF.
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Logic Exam 1.docx
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Question 36
Your Answer:
Using the Canvas math-editor, write all of the PL truth-functional
operators.
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Quiz Score: 31
out of 40