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Author: Erwin Kreyszig
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Transcribed Image Text:Learning Target L4: I can represent a logical argument as a conditional statement. I can determine if an argument
is valid or a fallacy. I can use rules of inference to discuss the validity of an argument. I can identify and discuss
common fallacies.
Determine whether the argument is valid. Explain your answer by writing the argument in the form and
stating whether this is valid (why?) or invalid (why):
premise 1
premise 2
conclusion
I
1. If you sit on the downstairs couch, my cat Pepper will sit on your lap. Pepper is sitting on your lap.
Therefore you are sitting on the downstairs couch.
2. All birds have feathers and wings. A cassowary is a bird. Penguins are also birds. Cats are not birds.
Therefore cassowaries have feathers and wings.
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