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Section 1 - Determining Validity using Truth Tables
For the following arguments, (a) provide the argument in propositional form. Be sure to indicate which letters represent which propositions. (b) Provide a truth table for the argument; (c) State whether the argument is valid or invalid.
1. If X is an even number, then X is divisible by 2. But X is not divisible by 2. Thus, X is not an even number.
2. Eddie can vote if and only if he is registered. But Eddie is not registered. Therefore, Eddie cannot vote.
3. If animals feel pain or learn from experience, then animals are conscious. Animals do not feel pain. Animals do not learn from experience. Therefore, animals are conscious.
4. Either the USS Arizona or the USS Missouri was not sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Therefore, it is not the case that either the USS Arizona or the USS Missouri was sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
5. I am hungry and I am not hungry. Therefore, I will eat my shoe.