Module 4: Discussion
This assessment fulfills the following objectives:
MLO 4.1.1
MLO 4.4.4
MLO 4.2.4
MLO 4.5.1
Instructions
- Please read other students' responses after you reply to your own.
- You can reply to your post (one more time) within the due date if you need to correct your answer.
- You will only get credit if your first response is relevant (or blank) to the questions. If you reply to it again, please mention a reason why you need to reply to it again.
- Reply to two classmates: Hint: Check your answer (or response) to your classmate. If you have answers (explanation. or reasoning) different from your classmates, comment on whether you agree or disagree or suggest him/her for correction. Even if you agree with your classmate's response (answer, explanation, or reasoning), you can comment on him/her, explaining how you came up with your response.
- Please address your peers by their first name. For students with the same first name, the initial of the last name must be included. Please be sure to include the question number (Q1, Q2, Q3...etc.) when making your initial posts and replies to your classmates.
- Use of AI: Do not copy and paste your response directly from AI if you are using it. Your response should be in your own words. Copying and pasting directly from AI will result in no points in the discussion. (You need to cite AI sources if you are using AI assignments)
Requirements
- Reply to two of your classmates. Please mention the name of the classmate at the top of the reply.
- Each classmate's reply should contain at least 25 words.
Questions
For each discussion, students will post their responses to the question set.
Q1. On the following arguments, identify the premise(s) and conclusion, and, if possible, identify the type of fallacy it represents.
My uncle never drank alcohol and lived to be 93 years old. That’s how I know that avoiding alcohol leads to greater longevity.
Q2. Write the converse, inverse, and contrapositive of each of the following conditional propositions. Of the four variations, state which pairs are logically equivalent.
If the patient is alive, then the patient is breathing.
(Hint: Page 35 of the textbook)
Q3. Decide whether each of the following statements makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain your reasoning.
The people who live in Chicago form a subset of those who rent apartments in Chicago.
Q4. Based on the four basic conditional arguments, construct one valid or Invalid argument. Which arguments do you use (out of four) to construct your argument?
(Round your answer to the whole number)
(Hint: Page 59 of the textbook)
Q5. Consider the following excerpt from the contract for the lease of an apartment:
The landlord shall return the security deposit to the resident within one month after termination of this lease or surrender and acceptance of the premises, whichever occurs first.
Suppose your lease terminates on June 30, and you move out of the apartment on June 5. Explain whether or not the landlord has complied with the terms of the lease if you receive your security deposit back on
- July 2.
- July 7.