Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Exam File Spring 2017 Exam #1 for Each of #1-5, Identify One and ONLY ONE of Our Logical Fallac
Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Exam File Spring 2017 Exam #1 For each of #1-5, identify one AND ONLY ONE of our logical fallacies that is exhibited. Give a brief explanation for your choice. 1.) "If you care about your grandchildren's future you will support the efforts to stop global warming." 2.) "Bubba Sue is from Alabama. All girls from Alabama have two word first names." 3.) "Are you going to major in history or are you going to major in mathematics?" 4.) "The last time I wore this hat during a test, I got an 'A'. It must be a lucky hat." 5.) "If there really were a large and unusual type of animal in Loch Ness, then we would have undeniable evidence of it by now. Therefore, there is no such animal." 6.) Construct the truth table for the following proposition. (not p q ) → q 7.) For each of the following, tell whether or not it is a proposition. a.) "John Dodge died after being hit in the head by a pitch during a minor league ballgame." b.) "Take your feet off of the coffee table!" c.) ♪♫♪♫"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood."♪♫♪♫ d.) "Arkansas is north of Missouri." e.) "Millard Fillmore was the first president of the United States." f.) 5570 = 258,763,175,164,940,474,024,358,370,140,027,266,101,972,731,000, 849,487,432,696,691,594,165,238,662,840,430,349,527,071,435,270,918 ,325,962,916,208,543,427,488,052,599,275,665,011,888,825,298,326,16 0,809,388,572,824,784,890,926,606,058,775,413,600,010,597,522,294,2 47,623,162,729,939,249,253,929,160,355,766,626,578,037,058,304,627, 367,809,464,646,477,784,187,980,841,016,392,280,101,929,404,993,990 ,389,555,433,585,024,261,204,937,436,050,131,287,877,419,867,645,50 0,009,913,951,677,820,165,286,902,920,342,981,815,338,134,765,625.
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