Solution: In exercise, reorder the premises in each of the

Chapter 3, Problem 31E

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QUESTION:

In exercises 28–32, reorder the premises in each of the arguments to show that the conclusion follows as a valid consequence from the premises. It may be helpful to rewrite the statements in if-then form and replace some statements by their contrapositives. Exercises 28–30 refer to the kinds of Tarski worlds discussed in Example 3.1.13 and 3.3.1. Exercises 31 and 32 are adapted from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll.∗

1. I trust every animal that belongs to me.

2. Dogs gnaw bones.

3. I admit no animals into my study unless they will beg when told to do so.

4. All the animals in the yard are mine.

5. I admit every animal that I trust into my study.

6. The only animals that are really willing to beg when told to do so are dogs.

\(\therefore\) All the animals in the yard gnaw bones.

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therefore

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QUESTION:

In exercises 28–32, reorder the premises in each of the arguments to show that the conclusion follows as a valid consequence from the premises. It may be helpful to rewrite the statements in if-then form and replace some statements by their contrapositives. Exercises 28–30 refer to the kinds of Tarski worlds discussed in Example 3.1.13 and 3.3.1. Exercises 31 and 32 are adapted from Symbolic Logic by Lewis Carroll.∗

1. I trust every animal that belongs to me.

2. Dogs gnaw bones.

3. I admit no animals into my study unless they will beg when told to do so.

4. All the animals in the yard are mine.

5. I admit every animal that I trust into my study.

6. The only animals that are really willing to beg when told to do so are dogs.

\(\therefore\) All the animals in the yard gnaw bones.

Text Transcription:

therefore

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SolutionStep 1:We have to reorder the premises in each of the given arguments to show that the conclusion follows as a valid consequences from the premises.

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