Homework 1b Logical Connectedness, Consistency, Truth, and Justification

.docx

School

Baruch College, CUNY *

*We aren’t endorsed by this school

Course

1100

Subject

Philosophy

Date

Apr 3, 2024

Type

docx

Pages

Uploaded by ElderFogGrasshopper37 on coursehero.com

 The logical connectedness of "All marathon runners eat pasta. Since Jennifer is a marathon runner, she eats pasta" is Selected Answer: stron g Answers: stron g weak faile d  Question 2 4 out of 4 points The logical connectedness of "Many birds chirp. So most birds must eat birdseed" is Selected Answer: faile d Answers: stron g weak faile d  Question 3 4 out of 4 points The logical connectedness of "A survey of 100 television viewers selected at random from all parts of the United States revealed that 32% of them regularly watched network news programs in the evening. Your brother is a

television viewer. From this we may infer that your brother regularly watches evening network news programs" is Selected Answer: weak Answers: stron g weak faile d  Question 4 4 out of 4 points The logical connectedness of "Menkin, the Subway Slasher responsible for the murders of 17 people last summer, is now in prison. All mass murderers write best-selling books after they're sent to prison. So Menkin will write a best-selling book" is Selected Answer: stron g Answers: stron g weak faile d  Question 5 4 out of 4 points The logical connectedness of "Since the space outside earth is vast, ancient aliens must have built the pyramids" is

Selected Answer: faile d Answers: stron g weak faile d  Question 6 4 out of 4 points The logical connectedness of "No airline has been lowering its fares over the past ten years. North American Air Link is an airline. Thus North American Air Link has not been lowering its fares over the past ten years" is Selected Answer: stron g Answers: stron g weak faile d  Question 7 0 out of 4 points The logical connectedness of "Some tropical fruits are bananas. Harry bought tropical fruit, so he must have bought bananas" is Selected Answer: stron

g Answers: stron g weak faile d  Question 8 4 out of 4 points The logical connectedness of "All large cities have severe air pollution problems. Chicago is a large city. Hence, Chicago has air pollution problems" is Selected Answer: stron g Answers: stron g weak faile d  Question 9 4 out of 4 points The logical connectedness of "Retaining restrictions on immigration is necessary to maintain a prosperous country. After all, some very prosperous countries maintain restrictions on immigration" is Selected Answer: weak Answers: stron

g weak faile d  Question 10 4 out of 4 points The logical connectedness of "Fred is a college student. All college students get good educations, so it follows that he would get a good education" is Selected Answer: stron g Answers: stron g weak faile d  Question 11 4 out of 4 points Without changing the standard English meaning of words, the set "2 + 1 = 3. All giraffes have long necks" is Selected Answer: consistent Answers: inconsiste nt consistent

Your preview ends here

Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version

Access to all documents
Unlimited textbook solutions
24/7 expert homework help