ANSWER: QUESTION 1
Valid Argument
No persons are eligible voters
Some professional athletes are person
Therefore some professional athletes are not
eligible
eligible
ANSWER: QUESTION 2
Deductive Argument:
i.
It
premises provides enough basis for the correctness of the conclusion
It
premises provides enough basis for the correctness of the conclusion
ii.
It is
relatively impossible for a valid deductive argument to have true premises and
a false conclusion.
It is
relatively impossible for a valid deductive argument to have true premises and
a false conclusion.
Example:
Nigeria Police is a military unit
John is a Nigerian Police man
Therefore, John is a military man.
While Inductive
Argument
Argument
i.
It emphasizes
arguments which are not claimed to demonstrate the truth of their conclusions
as premises
It emphasizes
arguments which are not claimed to demonstrate the truth of their conclusions
as premises
ii.
They are
intended merely to support their conclusion as probable, or probably true.
They are
intended merely to support their conclusion as probable, or probably true.
Example:
Every coin that has ever been thrown has a head
Thus, every coin has head
ANSWER: QUESTION 3
V |
U |
V.U |
T |
T |
T |
T |
F |
F |
F |
T |
F |
F |
F |
F |
Where V is true and U is true, V.U is true e.g
All newborn babies can’t talk (V)
Delta State College of Health Ofuoma is a health
school (U)
school (U)
All student of Delta State College of Health wears
uniform (V.U)
uniform (V.U)
Where V is true and U is false, V.U is false e.g
All humans are not of equal heights (V)
All mosquitoes are females (U)
All Nigerians are sick of Malaria (U.V)
Where V is false and U is true and V.U is false
e.g
e.g
All Nigerian men are short (V)
Some Nigeria men are tall (U)
All Nigerian men are fair complexion (V.U)
Where V is false and U is false, V.U is false e.g
All Nigeria ladies are fair complexion (V)
All Nigeria ladies are dark complexion (U)
All Nigeria ladies have the same complexion (V.U)
