SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY

School of Teacher Education and Humanities

Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
Social Sciences and Philosophy Department

Name: GELACIO, LATRELL LYNDON E Class Time and Day: 7:30-9:00 Date _________
Exercise 2.3
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer briefly the following items. Avoid writing beyond the required lines.
Write neatly and cleanly. Avoid too much erasures.
1. Construct a sample argument similar to the matter and form of example 2.

2) VALID: F F T
All birds can fly. (F)
M P
Ko-omori is a bird. (F)
S M
Therefore Ko-omori can fly. (T)
S P

2. Construct a sample argument similar to the matter and form of example 6.

6) INVALID: T T F
If one is a member of ABS-CBN, then he should be famous. (T)
A is B C is D
But Johnny Depp is not a member of ABS-CBN. (T)
A is not B
Therefore, Johnny Depp is not famous. (F)
C is not D

3. Construct a sample sound argument similar to the matter and form of example 7.
7) VALID: T T T
Nurses are health workers. (T)
M P
Nightingale is a nurse (T)
S M
Therefore, Nightingale is a health worker. (T)
S P

PHILO 1 (Logic and critical thinking) HAROLD J. PADILLA

hpadilla18@smu.edu.ph / 0916-178-6551
 SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY
School of Teacher Education and Humanities
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
Social Sciences and Philosophy Department

4. Construct a sample sound argument similar to the matter and form of example 8.
8) VALID: T T T
If one is a member of ABS-CBN, then one would be famous. (T)
A is B C is D
But I am not famous. (T)
C is not D
Therefore, I am not a member of ABS-CBN (T)
A is not B

PHILO 1 (Logic and critical thinking) HAROLD J. PADILLA

hpadilla18@smu.edu.ph / 0916-178-6551