Decide whether the argument is valid or a fallacy, and give the form that applies. If it is cold, the pond will freeze. It is cold. The pond will freeze. Let p be the statement "it is cold," and q be the statement "the pond will freeze." The argument is by [(pq) ^ q]→→ P, - [(p →q) ~p] → ~q, [(p →q) ~q] →→ ~P, ... [(p →q) ^ (q→→ r)] → (p → r), [(p →q) ^p] → 9, [(p ^ q) Ap] →q, or

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Decide whether the argument is valid or a fallacy, and give the form that applies.
If it is cold, the pond will freeze.
It is cold.
The pond will freeze.
Let p be the statement "it is cold," and q be the statement "the pond will freeze."
The argument is
by
[(pq) ^ q]→→ P,
-
[(p →q) ~p] → ~q,
[(p →q) ^ (q→→r)] → (p → r),
[(p →→q) ~q] →→ ~P,
[(p →q) ^p] → 9,
or
[(pq) Ap] →q,
Transcribed Image Text:Decide whether the argument is valid or a fallacy, and give the form that applies. If it is cold, the pond will freeze. It is cold. The pond will freeze. Let p be the statement "it is cold," and q be the statement "the pond will freeze." The argument is by [(pq) ^ q]→→ P, - [(p →q) ~p] → ~q, [(p →q) ^ (q→→r)] → (p → r), [(p →→q) ~q] →→ ~P, [(p →q) ^p] → 9, or [(pq) Ap] →q,
Decide whether the argument is valid or a fallacy, and give the form that applies.
If it is cold, the pond will freeze.
It is cold.
The pond will freeze.
Let p be the statement "it is cold," and q be the statement "the pond will freeze."
The argument is
by
or
modus tollens.
reasoning by transitivity.
modus ponens.
disjunctive syllogism.
Transcribed Image Text:Decide whether the argument is valid or a fallacy, and give the form that applies. If it is cold, the pond will freeze. It is cold. The pond will freeze. Let p be the statement "it is cold," and q be the statement "the pond will freeze." The argument is by or modus tollens. reasoning by transitivity. modus ponens. disjunctive syllogism.
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