Instauctions: Determine ifeach of the arguments is valid or invalid using the st
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Instauctions: Determine ifeach of the arguments is valid or invalid using the standard forms of argument If you do not know how to read, you cannot read War and Peace. If you cannot read War and Peace then Leo Tolstoy will hate you. Therefore, if you do not know how to read, Leo Tolstoy will hate you. READINGTO READ HOW COULO HAK AND PEACE LEO BE HATED 84 LEO TOLSTON YES Define p and q as your component statements: p: q: Write the symbolic argument Premise 1: Premise 2: Conclusion: Which standard form of argument matches your symbolic argument above? The argument is VALID INVALID. (circle your choice)Explanation / Answer
1)
p = you can read;
q = you can read war and peace
r= Leo Tolstoy will hate you
Premise 1: if you do not know how to read you cannot read War and Peace : ~p => ~q;
Premise 2: if you do not read war and peace Leo Tolstoy will hate you: ~q=> r
Conclusion: if you cannot read Leo Tolstoy will hate you : ~p => r ;
As per syllogism, this is a correct conclusion as per the given premises;
Thus, the argument is valid;