Critical Reasoning Exam

FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
I. CATEGORICAL PROPOSITIONS
1. Put the following two statements into standard form; identify the subject and predicate class
terms, the quality, and the quality, and name the form (A, E, I, or O). See Exercise 6.1B
2. For each pair of propositions, given that the first one is true, determine whether the second
proposition is true, false or undetermined, in accordance with the Traditional Square of
Opposition. See Exercise 6.2
3. State the converse (or obverse or contrapositive) of the following proposition. Indicate whether
the proposition and its converse (or obverse or contrapositive) are equivalent. See Exercise 6.5C
II. CATEGORICAL SYLLOGISMS
4. Put the following syllogism into standard form. Identify the major, minor and middle class
terms. Identify the mood and figure. Then use the rules to determine whether the argument is
valid or not. If it is invalid, state all rules that it violates. See Exercise 7.4B- B
5. For the following syllogism, use the Venn Diagram test to determine whether the syllogism is
valid. See Exercise 7.5A
III. PROPOSITIONAL LOGIC – PROPOSITIONS
6. Identify the main connective in each of the following two statements. See Exercise 9.2 A
7. Put each of the following two statements into symbolic notation, using appropriate letters to
abbreviate atomic components. Provide a translation manual – i.e., what statements are
represented by what letters. See Exercise 9.2B
IV. PROPOSITIONAL LOGIC – PROOFS OF VALIDITY
8. Each of the following two arguments is an instance of one of the nine inference rules. Identify
the form. See Exercise 10.3A-A & 10.3B-A
9. For the following proof, state the justification for each step. See Exercise 10.3C-A
10. Show that the following argument is valid by constructing a proof. See Exercise 10.3C-B