All Whales are mammals. All mammals have hair or fur. Therefore, all whales have hair or fur.
True or False: There is no conclusion in these propositions.
True
False
Don’t worry, when I come back from my trip we’ll be more in love than ever. After all, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
In this argument, the proverb, “absence makes the heart grow fonder,” serves as:
A premise of the argument.
The conclusion of the argument
true or false
All dogs are warm-blooded. All warm-blooded creatures are mammaliss. Hence, all dogs are mammals.
True or False: The sentence, “Hence, all dogs are mammals,” is a premise in this argument.
Football is the best sport. The athletes are amazing, and it is extremely complex.
True or False: This argument has 1 premise.
I would say that the redevelopment of PHI 103 was a huge success. Students are learning more, the course is more engaging, it is easier to assess student work in the course, and the faculty enjoy teaching the course more.
True or False: There are three premises in this argument.
True
False
For the first question:
The reasoning in the statement is a valid deductive argument, and the conclusion can be derived from the premises. Therefore, the answer is False. There is a conclusion in these propositions.
For the second question:
The proverb "absence makes the heart grow fonder" serves as a premise of the argument, as it is used to support the idea that when the person comes back from their trip, they will be more in love than ever. Therefore, the answer is True. The proverb serves as a premise of the argument.
For the third question:
The sentence "Hence, all dogs are mammals" is indeed a conclusion in this argument, as it is the logical result or inference drawn from the premises. Therefore, the answer is False. The sentence is not a premise but a conclusion in this argument.
For the fourth question:
The argument provided does not have any explicitly stated premises. It only presents two statements, one stating that football is the best sport and the other stating that the athletes in football are amazing and the sport is complex. Therefore, the answer is False. This argument does not have any premises.
For the fifth question:
The argument consists of one main statement that the redevelopment of PHI 103 was a huge success, followed by three supporting statements. These supporting statements serve as premises, providing reasons or evidence for why the redevelopment was successful. Therefore, the answer is False. There are more than three premises in this argument.