Logical Reasoning

PT131 · S2 · Q16 All poets, aside from those

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All poets, aside from those who write only epigrams, have wit.

Evidence

All poets, aside from those who write only epigrams, have wit.

All lyrical composers are poets.

Azriel does not write epigrams, though he is a lyrical composer.

Conclusion

So Azriel has wit.

Evaluate

This argument is valid because the conclusion follows from the evidence. Since Azriel is a lyrical composer, he is poet (second and third premise). Since he is a poet (previous inference) and he does not write epigrams (third premise) it follows that he has wit (first premise).

16.

The pattern of reasoning in which one of the following is most similar to that in the argument above?

  1. All squeeze toys, except those

    Wrong Validity

    All squeeze toys, except ST ? ~DC ? SI those designed for cats, are safe for infants. All squeeze toys are ST ? PW sold prewrapped. This item is not designed ~DC + PW for cats, and it is sold prewrapped. So it must be safe for SI infants. This argument reverses the second premise.

    15% picked this

  2. Aside from the dogcatcher and

    Wrong Structure

    Aside from the dogcatcher P + D + ~PC ? L and the police chief, all of the politicians in town are lawyers. All of the politicians in town P ? W have websites. Sal is a politician in town, but is neither the dogcatcher nor the police P + ~D + ~PC chief. Sal must have a website. W This conclusion follows from the second and third premises alone. Since Sal is a politician in town and all of the politicians in town have websites, it follows that Sal has a website.

    3% picked this

  3. All visas are assigned by

    Wrong Validity

    All visas are assigned V + ~DC ? O by this office, except for those that are issued through diplomatic channels. All visit permits are VP ? V visas. Will has a visit permit VP in his passport. Thus, Will’s visit permit DC was assigned through diplomatic channels. This argument assumes that Will’s visit permit was not assigned by this office.

    3% picked this

  4. All of this store's winter

    Wrong Validity

    All of this store’s winter WG + ~DC ? SA garments are on sale, except for the designer clothes. None of the shirts in SH ? DC this store are designer clothes. This shirt is on sale. SH ? SA Therefore, this shirt is a WG winter garment. This argument reverses the first premise.

    4% picked this

  5. Correct

    All residential buildings are subject

    Why this is right

    All residential buildings RB + ~LY ? O are subject to the original fire code, except for those built last year. All townhouses are TH ? RB residential buildings. Bloom House was not ~LY + TH built last year, and it is a townhouse. So it is subject to the O original fire code. This argument is valid because the conclusion follows from the evidence. Since the Bloom House is a townhouse, it is residential building (second and third premise). Since it is a residential building (previous inference) and it was not built last year (third premise) it follows that it is subject to the original fire code (first premise).

    Skill tested: Parallel · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    74% picked this

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