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Chapter Two Exercise

The document evaluates ten arguments, determining whether they are deductive or inductive and assessing their validity or strength. Arguments include various claims about crime, environmental issues, and personal beliefs. Each argument is classified based on logical reasoning principles.

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Chapter Two Exercise

The document evaluates ten arguments, determining whether they are deductive or inductive and assessing their validity or strength. Arguments include various claims about crime, environmental issues, and personal beliefs. Each argument is classified based on logical reasoning principles.

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EVALUATE THE FOLLOWING ARGUMENTS: Determine whether they’re deductive or

inductive and state the reason for your answer. If the argument is identified as deductive
then determine whether they’re valid or invalid. If they’re inductive then identify whether
they are strong or weak.

1- Scott Peterson was convicted by a jury of murdering his wife and unborn son. Therefore,
he must have actually committed these crimes.
2- If corporations continue to pollute, then the environment will be damaged beyond repair. The
environment will be damaged beyond repair. Therefore, corporations will continue to pollute.
3- Harry just bought a brand new car. Harry must have won the lottery.
4- No nations that ignore poverty are morally developed nations. No nations that ignore
poverty are models for the Third World. Therefore, all morally developed nations are
models for the Third World.
5- The annual snowfall in Buffalo, New York, has been over 40 inches every year for the
past 20 years. Therefore, probably the snowfall in Buffalo will be over 40 inches next
year.
6- The 2004 Olympic games were held in either Athens or Salt Lake City. But they were not
held in Athens. Therefore, they were held in Salt Lake City.
7- Newsweek, a magazine having a circulation of about 3 million, featured an article on the
Iraq election. Playboy is also a magazine with a circulation of about 3 million. Thus, it
probably featured an article on the Iraq election.
8- Ashley detests Isabel, and Isabel detests Francesca. Therefore, it necessarily follows that
Ashley detests Francesca.
9- Radio show host Frank Weltner, who is a neo-Nazi white supremacist, says that all
immigration from Mexico must stop immediately. Therefore, we must take Mr. Weltner
at his word and call a halt to Mexican immigration.
10- Maria is a hypochondriac. Therefore, she always worries about her health.

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