EXERCISE 3

Name: _______________________________ Score: __________ Rating: _________

Course & Section: ______________________ Date: _____________________

I. Supply the missing statement or reason, as the case may be.

1) 1. (~ p  q )  ( q  ~ r ) Premise
2. ( q  ~ r )  s Premise
3. ~ s Premise
4. ______________ 1, 2 HS
5. ______________ 3, 4 MT

2) 1. ( p  q)  r Premise
2. ~r Premise
3. ______________ 1, 2 MT
4. ______________ 3, DM
5. ______________ Simp

3) 1. (~ p  ~ q )  p Premise
2. ~ (~ p  ~ q )  p _________
3. ( p  q )  p _________

4) 1. ( p  q)  ( r  s ) Premise
2. p Premise
3. p  q _________
4. r  s _________
5. r _________

5) 1. p ~ p Premise
2. p _________
3. ~p _________
4. ~p  q _________
5. pq _________
6. q _________

II. Express the following arguments using the symbols indicated. What rules of inference are used in
each of them?
1. If the teens like it, then the sales volume will go up. Either the teens like it or the store will close. The
sales volume will not go up. Therefore, the store will close.
2. I shall either play basketball or I shall go to a mall and watch a movie. Therefore, I shall either play
basketball or go to a mall.
3. If I get my Christmas bonus AND my friends are free, then I will take a road trip with my friends. If my
friends don't find a job after Christmas, then they will be free. I got my Christmas bonus and my friends
did not find a job after Christmas. Therefore, I will take a road trip with my friends.