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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct translation for each problem. Both Baylor and Rice do not raise tuition provided that Smith increases enrollment.

INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each.After Sally stopped wearing Levi jeans, she started having vision problems. Therefore, to clear up her vision problems, Sally should go back to wearing her Levi’s.

INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct translation for each problem. Piaget has a gold watch only if both Seiko has leather bands and Breitling has a diamond model.

Proposition 1AGiven the following proposition: [A  ⊃  ∼ (B  •  Y)]  ≡  ∼[B  ⊃  (X  •  ∼ A)]In Proposition 1A, the main operator is a:

​ INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each.If you go to foreign films, if you go to documentaries, if you go to independent films, if you go to good films, you will become a better person because you will understand human nature better. Movies record human nature in a better way than any other art form. That’s for sure. Roger Ebert

INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct translation for each problem. If Baylor’s hiring new faculty implies that Rice increases enrollment, then Williams raises tuition if Smith expands course offerings.

INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct translation for each problem. If Williams increases enrollment, then not both Fordham and Georgetown expand course offerings.

INSTRUCTIONS: A) Fill out a truth table for the following statement, and then B) state whether the statement is tautologous, self-contradictory, or contingent. Be sure to identify the main operator and show all of your work. (H  ∨  ∼ K)  ≡  (K  ⊃  H) You may copy the first row of a table from here: (H ∨ ~ K) ≡ (K ⊃ H)

Proposition 2CGiven the following proposition: ∼[(A  ≡  ∼ Y)  •  (B  ⊃  X)]  •  [(B  ∨  ∼ X)  •  (X  ≡  A)]In Proposition 2C, the main operator is a:

​ ​ INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Humans are biological organisms. To understand our behavior and mental processes, we need to understand their biological underpinnings, starting with the cellular level, the neuron. How we feel, learn, remember, and think all stem from neuronal activity. So, how a neuron works and how neurons communicate are crucial pieces of information in solving the puzzle of human behavior and mental processing. Richard Griggs, Psychology: A Concise Introduction