Homework 2a Validity & Soundness (The Intuitive Method)

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 "Minetti served in Iraq and was taken prisoner by a militia who subjected him to torture. It was shortly after this that his amnesia attacks began. Psychologists believe that extreme stress and fear can sometimes induce a loss of memory. Thus Minetti's recurrent amnesia is indeed the result of his experience in the prison camp" is Selected Answer: invalid Answers: valid invalid  Question 2 4 out of 4 points "Spain must have a significant recession, given that some countries with significant unemployment figures also have a significant recession. And Spain is country with significant unemployment figures" is Selected Answer: invalid Answers: valid invalid  Question 3 4 out of 4 points "Presidents McKinley, Coolidge, Harding, Hoover, Taft, and Reagan all favored legislation giving an advantage to financiers. So did both Presidents Bush. And all these men were conservative Republicans. Since Senator Jones is also a conservative Republican, we can expect that he favors legislation giving an advantage to financiers" is Selected Answer: invalid Answers: valid invalid  Question 4 4 out of 4 points "Since it has been shown that all researchers who support the cause of tobacco companies have financial ties with them, Professor Gilberto must have financial ties with them too. That's because Professor Gilberto is a researcher who supports the cause of tobacco companies." is Selected Answer: valid

Answers: valid invalid  Question 5 4 out of 4 points "Because the Israeli ambassador's name has been absent from the guest lists for White House parties during the last few weeks, we may infer that this is due to the president's disapproval of Israel's air strikes on Lebanon. For it is rare to find in those lists representatives of countries whose policies are not approved by the president" is Selected Answer: invalid Answers: valid invalid  Question 6 4 out of 4 points "We'll never be able to afford a mortgage, since I predict that all major banks will be raising their home mortgage rates this week " is Selected Answer: invalid Answers: valid invalid  Question 7 4 out of 4 points "All writers earn meager salaries. Since Stendhal was a writer, it follows that he also earned a meager salary" is Selected Answer: valid Answers: valid invalid  Question 8 4 out of 4 points "If Uncle Irving is seriously ill, he will go to the hospital. He will not go to the hospital. Thus, he is not seriously ill" is Selected Answer: valid

Answers: valid invalid  Question 9 0 out of 4 points "If Uncle Irving is seriously ill, he will go to the hospital. He is not seriously ill. Thus, he will not go to the hospital" is Selected Answer: valid Answers: valid invalid  Question 10 4 out of 4 points "If Elaine gets promoted, then she and her husband will move to Albany this year. We know that Elaine just got the promotion yesterday. So they will move to Albany this year" is Selected Answer: valid Answers: valid invalid  Question 11 4 out of 4 points "In Seattle it's always either raining or cloudy. It's not raining in Seattle, so it's cloudy" is Selected Answer: valid Answers: valid invalid  Question 12 4 out of 4 points "It's either the case that Jerry is a millionaire, or that he lives in NYC. He doesn't live in NYC, so he must be a millionaire" is Selected Answer: valid Answers: valid invalid

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