Laws of Detachment and Syllogism

If there is lightening, then it is not safe to be out in the open. Mary sees lightening from her home.

• It is not safe for the lightening

• No conclusion can be made.

• It is not safe for Marty to be out in the open.

• There is lightening.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

If we see John on Monday, then we can ask him over for lunch. We see John on Monday.

• John may eat with us.

• John saw us on Monday

• No conclusion can be made since the hypothesis did not occur.

• We asked John to have lunch with us.

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

If the sun is shining it is a beautiful day. If it is a beautiful day then we will go go hiking.

• If the sun is not shining, we will not go hiking.

• If the sun is shining then we will go hiking.

• No conclusion can be made.

• If we go hiking, then it is a beautiful day.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

Determine whether the stated conclusion is valid.
Given: If an animal is a dog, then they like biscuits.
Sammy is a dog.
Conclusion: Sammy likes biscuits.

• Invalid
• Valid
• Sammy is a Great Dane
• Sammy is really a cat.

Draw a conclusion from the statement.
If a whole number is even, then its square is divisible by 4.
The number I am thinking of is an even number.

• Then it's not odd.
• Then it's a whole number.
• Then its square is divisible by 4
• Then it's even.

Draw a conclusion from the statement.

If you are at least 25 year old, then you can rent a car.

You can rent a car

• You are at least 25 years old

• You can rent a car

• You can go on a road trip

• No conclusion

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

Use the law of syllogism to draw a conclusion from the two given statements:
Statement 1: If you exercise regularly, then you have a healthy body
Statement 2: If you have a healthy body, then you have more energy

• You have more energy
• If you exercise regularly, then you have more energy
• You have a healthy body
• If you do not have a healthy body, then you do not exercise regularly

Use the Law of Detachment to draw a conclusion from the two given statements. If not possible, write not possible.
Statement 1: If I study for one hour each day, then I will score well on the exam
Statement 2: I will score well on the exam

•  I study for 1 hour each day.
• I do not study for 1 hour each day
• If I do well on the exam, I studied for 1 hour each day.
• not possible

If an angle is 40⁰, then it is acute.
∠A is 40⁰.
Using the Law of Detachment, what is the logical statement to conclude?

• ∠A is complementary to ∠B
• ∠A is acute.
• ∠A is obtuse.
• ∠A is 40⁰

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Which law of logic is this:
If I buy a dress, then I won't get chips.
I bought a dress.
Therefore, I won't get chips.

• Law of Detachment
• Law of Contrapositive
• Law of Syllogism
• Law of Biconditional