All racers live dangerously. Gomer is a racer. Therefore, Gomer lives dangerously. 11. If you aren't polite, you won't be treated with respect. You aren't treated with respect. Therefore, you aren't polite. 12. If you are kind to a puppy, then he will be your friend. You weren't kind to that puppy. Hence, he isn't your friend.
Complete the table by testing the validity of each argument using common patterns of reasoning
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All racers live dangerously. Gomer is a racer. Therefore, Gomer lives dangerously. |
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11. If you aren't polite, you won't be treated with respect. You aren't treated with respect. Therefore, you aren't polite. |
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12. If you are kind to a puppy, then he will be your friend. You weren't kind to that puppy. Hence, he isn't your friend. |
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13. If I don't pay my income taxes, then I file for an extension or I am a felon. I'm not a felon and I didn't file for an extension. Therefore, I paid my income taxes |
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14. I wash the dishes or I don't eat. I eat. Thus, I wash the dishes |
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15. If you play golf during a thunderstorm, you'll get hit by lightning. You didn't get hit by lightning. Therefore, you didn't play golf during a thunderstorm. |
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16. If an animal is a squid, then it has tentacles. If an animal is an octopus, then it has tentacles. Therefore, if an animal is a squid, then it is an octopus |
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17. All protons are subatomic particles. All neutrons are subatomic particles. Hence, all protons are neutrons. |
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