Evaluation of Sample Arguments #1 and #2 Were either of the previous two arguments sound?  If so, identify which one and explain why you believe it to be sound. If not, identify a problem with each argument that explains why you do not think that argument is sound. In either case, your explanation(s) need to explicitly reference the two requirements an argument must meet to be considered sound. 

For Kant, how does respecting criminals sometimes involve punishing them severely?

Which logical connective would you use to translate the following sentence into PL? Unless you study, you will fail. 

Sample Argument #1 – Valid? Use a Constructed Truth Table to evaluate the validity of the argument you just wrote out in the last question. You do not need to submit your truth table. Instead, you will describe it. That is, you will either write:  “Invalid.” and then also include the row of the truth table that demonstrates that it is invalid (that is, you will tell me the truth values of the atomic sentences that result in the conclusion being false while the premises are true), or “Valid.” and then also include whichever truth values you successfully assigned to atomic sentences, and which premise you could not make true on that assignment of truth values.

Section Two The second section of this test (Questions 19-26) features several short answer questions related to much of the material covered since the Midterm Exam. That includes: Constructed Truth Tables Propositional Logic–Putting it all together (translating English text into argument of PL, testing the argument for validity, etc) Informal Fallacies Critical Thinking and the Internet. Questions are worth between 5 – 20 points each, for a total of 115 points.

Section Two The second section of this test (Questions 19-26) features several short answer questions related to much of the material covered since the Midterm Exam. That includes: Constructed Truth Tables Propositional Logic–Putting it all together (translating English text into argument of PL, testing the argument for validity, etc) Informal Fallacies Critical Thinking and the Internet. Questions are worth between 5 – 20 points each, for a total of 115 points.

Which electron carrier is used during photosynthesis?

Which step in cellular respiration produces the most ATP?

What does the author conclude about Kant and absolute moral rules?

Which of these are the two reactants for photosynthesis?