Please read and follow all directions. There are two parts. Part A asks for translations; Part B asks for a truth table for an argument.
Your answers are due no later than 9am, Saturday, June 20, 2015
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Answers Due: Saturday, June 20, 2015, by 9am.
A. Directions. Translate the 2 statements below, using the following translation dictionary: C = Congress will pass legislation on campaign contributions; F = there will be a fair election; G = Ms. Grayson will be elected; I = there will be an impartial election;
1. Congress passing legislation on campaign contributions is a necessary condition for there to be a fair and impartial election.
2. If the election isn’t impartial, then if Ms. Grayson is elected, then Congress won’t pass legislation on campaign contributions.
B. Directions. Construct a truth table for the following argument. Use the Indirect Method (see Hurley’s 358-365) or my “Short-Cut Method” (see previous eMail from me). Show your work. [Note: ‘/’ separates the individual premises in the argument and ‘//’ is the conclusion indicator, which separates the premises from the conclusion. Is the argument valid or invalid?
Argument: (D -> ~S) / (L v S) // (D -> L)
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