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Laws of Logic Using arguments that have logical order Review Terms Counterexample Conditional Statement Hypothesis Conclusion If Osama Bin Laden dies, the US troops will come home. The troops came back home. Conclusion: Osama is dead. If you eat too much ice cream, you will get sick. You’re sick. Conclusion: You had too much ice cream. Law of Detachment If p?q is a true conditional statement and p (hypothesis) is true, then q (conclusion) is true. Law of Detachment Law of Detachment Law of Detachment Which argument is valid? Which argument is valid? Which argument is valid? What can you conclude? Law of Detachment Closure Law of Syllogism If p?q and q?r are true conditional then p?r is true. Law of Syllogism Law of Syllogism Law of Syllogism Law of Syllogism Which argument is valid? Which argument is valid? Which argument is valid? Who is going to the Party?Using the Law of Detachment and the Law of Syllogism If Don is going, then Eve is going. Ben is not going to the party. If Al is going then, Ben is going. If Carla is going, then Don is going Al or Carla is going to the party. Is Ben going to the party? Is Al going to the party? Is Carla going to the party? Is Don going to the party? Is Eve going to the party? * Identify the conditional statement. Identify the hypothesis and conclusion. Is this true? Justify your answer. Identify the conditional statement. Identify the hypothesis and conclusion. Is this true? Justify your answer. p ?q true p true ??????? q true If you save a penny then you earn a penny. Julio saves a penny. Therefore, Julio earns a penny Why is this argument valid? Because it follows the law of detachment. p ?q true p true ??????? q true p: save a penny q: earn a penny TRUE conditional statement TRUE hypothesis You can conclude that the conclusion is TRUE Given Given Conclusion If you pay attention then you will learn. Mara pays attention. Therefore, Mara will learn. Why is this argumen