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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the correct answer for the following multiple choice questions.Which of the following are all arguments?

The truth table for the following statement has how many lines? (H  ∨  ∼ K)  ≡  (K  ⊃  H)

INSTRUCTIONS: Compute the truth value of the following proposition, given that A and B are true and X and Y are false (do not complete a truth table for this problem; just use these given values). Be sure to also identify the main operator of the statement and state whether the proposition is true or false. Show all of your work. [A  ⊃  ∼ (B  •  Y)]  ≡  ∼[B  ⊃  (X  •  ∼ A)]

INSTRUCTIONS: Compute the truth value of the following proposition, given that A and B are true and X and Y are false (do not complete a truth table for this problem; just use these given values). Be sure to also identify the main operator of the statement and state whether the proposition is true or false. Show all of your work. ∼[(A  ∨  ∼ B)  ⊃  X]  ⊃  [∼ Y  ⊃  (A  •  X)]

Instructions: Translate the following statement using the first letter of the word in ALL CAPS. You may copy the symbols for the operators from here:  ~ · ∨ ⊃ ≡   PIZZA contains all the basic food groups if and only if you get it with ANCHOVIES. (P, A)

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

​ ​ INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each.Cats can see in the dark because they have a special mirror-like layer of cells behind their retina called the tapetum lucidum. When light passes through the retina, it is reflected back through it by this layer of cells, and this provides additional stimulation to the retina’s light receptors.

INSTRUCTIONS: The following problems relate to identifying and evaluating inductive and deductive arguments. Select the best answer for each.Frank is bringing flowers home to his wife. Apparently Frank is having an affair.

​ INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each.The three main parts of a neuron are the dendrites, cell body, and axon. The dendrites receive information from other neurons and pass it along to the cell body. The cell body decides whether the information should be passed on to other neurons. If it decides it should, then it does so by means of an electrical impulse that travels down the axon. When the impulse reaches the axon terminals, it triggers chemical communication with other neurons. Richard Griggs, Psychology: A Concise Introduction

INSTRUCTIONS: A) Fill out a truth table for the following pairs of statements, and then B) state whether the statements are logically equivalent, contradictory, consistent, or inconsistent. Be sure to identify the main operator of each statement and show all of your work. ∼ (R  ≡  M)    and    M • ∼ RYou may copy the first line of a table for these statements (with a slash separating each statement) from here: ~ (R ≡ M) / M • ~ R