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PHIL 1010, CRITICAL THINKINGEXERCISES DUE THURS, 9/11EXERCISES 2.5 (Sections 3-3.1)A. Consider the following three argument forms. Call them forms A B, C, and D. We examined A andC in the section above.A (1) All G1 are G2. B (1) All G1 are G2. C (1) If S1, then S2. D (1) If S1, then S2. (2) All G1 are G3. (2) All G2 are G3. (2) S1. (2) S2. Therefore, Therefore, Therefore, Therefore, (3) All G2 are G3. (3) All G1 are G3 (3) S2. (3) S1.Examine the arguments below. Identify the form of each argument. In some cases, the form of theargument is neither, A, B, C, nor D. In that case, you should merely indicate “other form.”1. (1) All dogs are mammals.(2) All mammals are things with hair.Therefore,(3) All dogs are things with hair.B2. (1) If that is a car, then I am a donkey.(2) I am a donkey.Therefore,(3) That is a car.D3. (1) All children are humans.(2) All humans are mammals.Therefore,(3) All children are mammals.B4. (1) All women are humans.(2) All men are under eighteen years of age.Therefore,(3) All women are under eighteen years of age.Other form5. (1) If you throw a match on that gas, then it will burn.(2) You will throw a match on that gas.Therefore,(3) It will burn.C6. (1) All houses are made of wood.(2) All houses are made of stone.Therefore,(3) Everything made of wood is made of stone.A7. (1) If he gets in trouble, he will call his Mom.(2) He will not get in trouble.Therefore,(3) He will not call his Mom.Other form8. (1) Some computers are PCs.(2) All PCs are not Macintoshes.Therefore,(3) Some computers are not Macintoshes.Other form9. (1) She is either at the grocery store or at the mall.(2) She is not at the mall.Therefore,(3) She is at the grocery store.Other form10. (1) All cows are pigs.(2) All pigs are ducks.Therefore,(3) All cows are ducks.B11. (1) George is a human.(2) All humans are mammals.Therefore,(3) George is a mammal.Other form12. (1) If you jump from the Empire State Building, you will die.(2) You will jump from the Empire State Building.Therefore,(3) You will die.C13. (1) If you are human, you will die.(2) You will die.Therefore,(3) You are human.D14. (1) All pigs are things that have wings.(2) All pigs are things that love country music.Therefore,(3) All things that have wings are things that love country music.A15. (1) Cell phones have replaced many cameras.(2) Cameras all use film.Therefore,(3) Cell phones all use film.Other formEXERCISES 3.1 (Sections 1-1.1.5)A. Consider the following sentences. Each of may be written incorrectly because each one may contain aword that is mentioned, not used, but is not put in quotation marks. Identify the words that should be inquotation marks because they are mentioned, not used.1. “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” is a very long word. (This word is used in a song in the movieMary Poppins.)2. So when the cat has got your tongue, there's no need for dismay. Just summon up this word, and thenyou've got a lot to say. But better use it carefully, or it may change your life. One night I said it tome girl, and now me girl's my wife! She's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! (From the song inthe movie Mary Poppins.)3. In academic writing, it is best to avoid euphemisms.4. “Euphemism” is a word with Greek roots.5. In German, the symbol “ß” is sometimes used in place of “ss.”6. In German, many words are longer than they are in English.7. In conversation, “if...then is” often used to mean if and only if.8. Telephones are amazing things. I mean, you can just pick up the receiver, touch a few buttons, andtalk to someone in Africa.9. Copenhagen is the largest city in the Oresund region of Denmark.10. “Kiss” begins with a vowel.11. “Socrates” has four letters.12. Plato lived in Athens.13. “Nigger” is an extremely offensive word. While it may be mentioned, it should not be used.14. “My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of flattering theirfascinating graces, and viewing them as if they were in a state of perpetual childhood, unable tostand alone.” Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, 1792.15. `Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky, 1872.EXERCISES 3.2 (Sections 2-2.1)A. For each of the following terms, describe its extension and its intension. You may use a dictionary tocomplete this exercise. However, if you do so, be sure to cite the dictionary you are using.All the intensional definitions are based on Merriam-Weberster Online,www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary1. DogExtension: Lassie, Fido, Old Yeller, .....Intension: a highly variable domestic mammal (Canis familiaris) closely related to the gray wolf2. CarExtension: my Mazda, my mother’s Honda, my sister’s Pontiac,....Intension: a vehicle moving on wheels3. SkippingExtension: a list of all the places and times people have skipped.Intension: to move or proceed with leaps and bounds4. WritingExtension: a list of all the places and times people have writtenIntension: to form (as characters or symbols) on a surface with an instrument (as a pen)5. MusicExtension: a list of all the places and times people have played musicIntension: the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporalrelationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity6. Stipulate Extension: a list of all the places and times people have stipluatedIntension: to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something7. BenzeneExtension: the benzene in lab 1, the benzene in lab 2, .....Intension: a colorless volatile flammable toxic liquid aromatic hydrocarbon C6H6 used in organicsynthesis, as a solvent, and as a motor fuel8. UniversalismExtension: a list of all the theories that are universalist.Intension: a theological doctrine that all human beings will eventually be saved 9. FeministExtension: a list of all the people who are or have been feministsIntension: a person who believes in the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes10. ClarityExtension: a list of all the things that are clear.Intension: the quality or state of being clear11. PrecisionExtension: a list of all the things that are preciseIntension: the quality or state of being precise12. CourageExtension: a list of all the peopple who


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