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If the jury did not ~RV → MT return a verdict, there would still be media trucks outside the courthouse.
There are no media ~MT trucks outside the courthouse.
The jury must have RV returned a verdict.
This argument reasons by way of contrapositive and is a valid argument.
The pattern of reasoning in the argument above is most similar to that in which one of the following arguments?
If a hurricane arises off
If a hurricane arises off H ? ?T the coast this summer, our town will see less tourism than usual. There will be no ~H hurricane this summer. There will be no less ~?T tourism than usual.
3% picked this
If Peter did not buy
Why this is right
If Peter did not buy a ~BH ? RA house, he would have rented an apartment. Peter did not rent an ~RA apartment. He must have bought BH a house.
Skill tested: Parallel · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
90% picked this
Renate promised Linus that if
Renate promised Linus ~CW ? DW that if his car was not working, she would drive him to work. Linus’s car is not ~CW working. Renate must have DW driven him to work.
5% picked this
If Kay's television was not
If Kay’s television was ~TW ? GM not working last night, she would have gone to a movie. Her television has not ~TW been working for the past week. She must have gone GM to a movie last night.
2% picked this
If Ralph had told Manuela
If Ralph had told TM ? MS Manuela about the problem, Manuela would have solved it. Ralph did not tell ~TM Manuela about the problem. Someone else must ~MS have solved it.
1% picked this
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