Chapter 2.1, Problem 4MC

Consider the nursery rhyme.

For want of a nail, the shoe was lost.

For want of a shoe, the horse was lost.

For want of a horse, the rider was lost.

For want of a rider, the battle was lost.

For want of a battle, the war was lost.

Therefore, for want of a nail, the war was lost.

a. Write each line as an if-then statement.

b. Does the conclusion (the therefore statement) follow logically. Why?