Suggested Learning Activity #30

(Simple and Compound Propositions)

Name:____________________________________________ Score:_________________
Grade & Section:___________________________________ Date:__________________

Directions: Combine the following simple propositions using the indicated logical operator.
1. Ten is a factor of forty. Forty is a multiple of ten. (if and only if)
2. y is an even number. 2x – 1 is an odd number. (if- then)
3. Laguna is a province in Region IV- A. Rizal is a province in Region IV- A. (either-or)
4. Sodium is a poisonous compound. Calcium is an essential nutrient. (and/but)
5. Sonnie is a type of poem. Tanaga is a type of poem. (also)
6. The product if 3 and 4 is 12. 3 or 4 divides 12. (if- then) (either-or)
7. Argon is a noble gas. Oxygen is a noble gas. They cannot form chemical bonds.
(either- or)
8. Today is Wednesday. Wednesday is a weekday. (if- then)
9. James is a guitarist. He knows how to play guitar. (if and only if)
10. I will not come to the beach. Jessa will not come to the beach. (neither- nor)
 Suggested Learning Activity #31
(Logical Operations and Truth Values)
Name:____________________________________________ Score:_________________
Grade & Section:___________________________________ Date:__________________
Directions: Find the value of each proposition given that P, Q, R and S are assigned the
following truth values: T, F, T, F, respectively.
1. P˄Q→R
2. P˅Q˅S
3. P ˄ P → Q
4. Q ↔ (P ˄ R)
5. P↔Q˅R↔P
 Suggested Learning Activity #32
(Conditional Propositions)
Name:____________________________________________ Score:_________________
Grade & Section:___________________________________ Date:__________________
Directions: Give the conditional proposition below, state its converse, inverse, and
contrapositive in sentence.
1. “If you are honest, then you deserve a thumbs- up.”
2. “If I saved money, then I will buy some of the things I need.
3. “If two numbers are odd, then their sum is even.”
4. “If you want good health, then you should get 8 hours sleep each day.”
5. “If you quit smoking, then you save your lungs.
 Suggested Learning Activity #33
(Tautologies)
Name:____________________________________________ Score:_________________
Grade & Section:___________________________________ Date:__________________

Directions: Determine whether each proposition is a tautology.

1. p → (p ˅ q)
2. (p ˄ q) → p
3. [ (p → q) ˄ (q → r) ] → (p →r)
4. [ (p ˅ q) ˄ p] → q
5. [ (p →q) ˄ p ] → q
 Suggested Learning Activity #34
(Fallacies)
Name:____________________________________________ Score:_________________
Grade & Section:___________________________________ Date:__________________
Directions: Choose the letter of the fallacy that each statement corresponds.
1. All of those movie stars are really rude. I asked Ryan Gosling
for his autograph in a restaurant once, and he told me to get a. straw man
lost.
b. red herring
2. What's the big deal about the early pioneers killing a few
Indians in order to settle the West? After all, you can't make an c. ad populum
omelette without breaking a few eggs.
3. Either you buy a large car and watch it guzzle away your d. ad hominem
paycheck, or you buy a small car and take a greater risk of e. false analogy
being injured or killed in the event of an accident.
4. There is no reason to listen to the arguments of those who ab. either/or
oppose school prayer, for they are the arguments of atheists!
5. If the Supreme Court allows abortion, next thing you know bc. slanting
they'll allow euthanasia, and it won't be long before society cd. hasty
disposes of all those persons whom it deems undesirable.
generalization
6. I wore my lucky red shirt when I took the test, so that is
probably why I did so well on the test. de. slippery slope
7. Guns are like hammers—they're both tools with metal parts that
could be used to kill someone. And yet it would be ridiculous to ad. post hoc ergo
restrict the purchase of hammers—so restrictions on
propter hoc
purchasing guns are equally ridiculous.
8. Grading this exam on a curve would be the most fair thing to
do. After all, classes go more smoothly when the students and the professor are
getting along well.
9. You should fly an American flag off your front porch. It’s the patriotic thing to do.
10. I'm moving to Connecticut because it is the richest state in the nation and I'm tired of
being poor.
11. If you do poorly in Ms. Lawrynovicz’s class, you will start doing poorly in other
classes too. The first thing you know, you'll end up on probation, and then you will
get kicked out of college. Without a college degree, you won't get a good job, and
you'll starve to death. So you had better do well in Ms. Lawrynovicz’s class.
12. Why should you feel guilty for seeking your own happiness when that's what
everyone else is doing, too?
13. A recent Time Warner commercial suggested that you should stick with cable
because “DirectTV hates puppies.”
14. Ingibjörg: "We should clean out the closets. They are getting a bit messy."
Böðvar: "Why, we just went through those closets last year. Do we have to clean
them out every day?"
Ingibjörg: "I never said anything about cleaning them out every day. You just want to
keep all your junk forever, which is just ridiculous."
15. In a recent campaign ad, Governor Pat Quinn accused his opponent, Bill Brady, of
not paying his income taxes. [Quinn didn’t mention that Bill Brady hadn't done
anything illegal. Brady hadn’t paid any income taxes in 2008 and 2009 because his
business had suffered heavy losses in 2008 and 2009.  The U.S. tax code allows
business losses to be offset against one’s income taxes.]
 Suggested Learning Activity #35
(Categorical Syllogism)

Name:____________________________________________ Score:_________________
Grade & Section:___________________________________ Date:__________________
Directions: Complete each syllogism. Write a general statement in (x) a particular
statement in (y) and a conclusion (z).
a. x: If you quit smoking, then you save your lungs.
y: Karl quit smoking.
z: ______________________________
b. x: Right angles are congruent.
y: ______________________________
z: Angle 1 and angle 2 are congruent.
c. x: ______________________________
y: Amy and Andy are diligent students.
z: Amy and Andy do their homeworks.

Directions: Determine if a valid conclusion can be reached form two true statements.
a. x: If two angles of a triangle are congruent, then the sides opposite these angles are
also congruent.
y: If two sides of triangle are congruent, then the triangle is isosceles.
b. x: If two lines intersect to from a right angle, then they are perpendicular.
y: Lines m and n are perpendicular.