Stimulus to Premises

Question 1

Rewrite the Following Concisely

Answer 1

People must assess

!(all assess = positive)

But judgmental = bad

assess negative + !(effortUnderstand) –> judgmental

Therefore, can criticize for being critical

Question 2

Rewrite the following concisely

Answer 2

human & specificMotive –> intentional

!(specificMotive) + !(explainNormal) –> random

Question 3

Rewrite the following concisely

Answer 3

If proving ground –> only mostCommit pass

Some !(enthusiastic) pass

Therefore !(proving ground)

Question 4

Rewrite the following concisely.

Answer 4

!(advertFund) – > cancelled

!(manyWatchers = buyers) –> !(advertFund)

Therefore !(manyWatchers = buyers) –> cancelled

Therefore if TV worthPreser –> should buy

Question 5

Break the following into premises and conclusions.

Answer 5

1. If !(AuthPleasure can’t ImpTru) –>
2. (if popular) –> Some !(True)
3. Therefore, = AuthPleasure Can ImpTru

(AuthPleasure = Authors who write in order to give pleasure, ImpTru = impart truth to readers, !(X) = not X.

Question 6

Interpret the following in terms of premises and conclusions, including any inferences we can make from the stimulus; then write in symbolic logic.

Answer 6

BuildCent –> SevCon
LarCon –> More Visitors
More Visitors –> ++TR
—————–
BuildCent –> ++TR

(BuildCent = build convention center, SevCon = several conventions, SLC = several large conventions, ++TR = more tax revenues)

Question 7

Identify key premises in the following inference problem

Answer 7

1. IncomeSat = !(correlated w/ amnt of $$)
2. If same econ class –> tend to live together
3. People’s IncomeSat depends on neighbors’ income

(IncomeSat = satisfaction with personal income, !(x) = not x)

Question 8

Break the following down into short premises and conclusion, then represent it using symbolic logic

Answer 8

If Immunity –> !(HarmSym)

!(HarmSym)

Therefore Immunity

(HarmSym = harmful symptoms, !(x) = not x)

Question 9

Parse the following in terms of conditional premises. Represent symbolically.

Answer 9

NewPlan –> annual ++ $2billion

Reasonable to spend $$
Tourism plan costs less

(NP = new tourism plan, annual ++ $2 billion = annual increase of $2 billion dollars of revenue)

Question 10

Break the following into premises and conclusions

Answer 10

55 specExtin

!(one disease cause 55 specExtin)

Therefore !(human borne-diseases caused specExtin)

[! (x) = not x, specExtin = species to go extinct]

Question 11

Rewrite the following concisely

Answer 11

If obtFraud –> Penalty offset Profit

(obtFraud = corporation obtains funds fraudulently)

Question 12

Rewrite the following concisely.

Answer 12

knowlyMisft –> shouldBlamed

!(foresee) & unwittMisft –> !(shouldBlamed)

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(knowlyMisft = a person knowingly brings about misfortune, ShouldBlamed = should be blamed, !(X) = not x, unwittMisft = unwittingly brings about misfortune)

Question 13

Write the following concisely

Answer 13

Oldest frag = microDia

microDia = 50 microns, formed 4.2BYA

4.2 BYA = 300 MY after Earth formation

(microDia = micro diamonds, BYA = billion years ago)

Question 14

Rewrite the following concisely

Answer 14

critique oneFactor –> critique enhanceOutcome

(oneFactor = the critique is just one factor of many)

Question 15

Write the following concisely and draw out any inferences.

Answer 15

Some 20Art = Great

If Great –> originId

If Great –> Influential

Inferences:

Some 20Art has original ideas

Some 20Art is influential

All Great = originId & Influential

Only originId & Influential = Great