Beliefs in everyday life and syllogisms

Reference no: EM13168360

INSTRUCTIONS

There is no minimum or maximum words count, just answer clearly, precise and concise.

PLAGIARISM IS NOT ACCEPTED

The following homework need to done from the following book only, this book is an Edition for Strayer University:

Kirby, G.r. & Goodpaster, J.R.(2007), Thinking 4th ed.). (Edition for Strayer
University) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall

Discussion 1: “Syllogisms.”

The following discussion questions refer to the activity assigned under the “Readings” section for this week, CHAPTER 9 Logical Thinking

Please respond to the following: Please type your answer followed by the question.

Explain the thinking process you used to identify the categorical propositions in these syllogisms.

Identify any premises or conclusions with which you did not agree or which you believe to be false.

Explain whether you found any syllogisms which appeared to be valid or invalid and why you think this is the case.

Diagram one of the syllogisms in Activity 9.1 or 9.2. Describe what your Venn diagram revealed. Explain whether you thought this method was useful or challenging.

Discussion 2: “Beliefs in Everyday Life.”

Please respond to the following: Please type your answer followed by the question.

Describe a belief that you would continue to believe even if solid logical evidence was supplied which demonstrated your belief could not possibly be true.

Create a syllogism which “proves” that your belief is based in logical reasoning.

Reference no: EM13168360

Questions Cloud

Write a program that will read in 5 numbers : Write a program that will read in 5 numbers and add 10 to the first number, 20 to the second number, and 30 to the third number, 40 to the fourth and 50 to the 50th.

Which of the following would be expected to have lowest ph : Which of the following would be expected to have the lowest pH?

Capture the ions and put them back into their jars : The great escape puzzle. Capture the ions and put them back into their jars. There are 8 jars. Label each jar with the formula of the compound containing the captured ions.

Calculate the equilibrium constant kp for the reaction : Consider the following equilibrium process at 700°C. 2H2(g)+S2(g) 2H2S(g) Analysis shows that there are 2.50 moles of H2, 1.35 10-5 mole of S2, and 8.70 moles of H2S present in a 12.0 L flask. Calculate the equilibrium constant Kp for the reactio..

Beliefs in everyday life and syllogisms : Explain the thinking process you used to identify the categorical propositions in these syllogisms. Identify any premises or conclusions with which you did not agree or which you believe to be false.

What mass of carbon dioxide will be produced : what mass of carbon dioxide will be produced if 144g of carbon react with 384g of oxygen gas according to the equation C + O2 --> CO2

Create a class named blooddata : Create a class named BloodData that includes fields that hold a blood type (the four blood types are O, A, B, and AB) and an Rh factor

How many grams of sulfur dioxide could be converted : Suflur dioxide may be catalytically oxidized to sulfur trioxide. How many grams of sulfur dioxide could be converted by this process if 100.0 grams of oxygen are available for the oxidation?

What is the final volume of the gas : The pressure of 6.0 L of an ideal gas in a flexible container is decreased to one-eighth of its original pressure, and its absolute temperature is decreased to one-fourth of the original. What is the final volume of the gas?

User Account

All Pages