Sample of a

Valid and
Invalid
Argument
Show that the argument is invalid.
If u is even and v is odd, then uv is even. It is found that uv is
even. Therefore, u is even and v is odd.

 Answer: Let p: “u is even and v is odd” and

p: “uv is even. In proposition form [(𝑝 → 𝑞)
∧ 𝑞] → 𝑝. Hence, the argument is invalid as
exhibits the “Fallacy of the Converse”.
Show that the argument is valid:
If quadrilateral ABCD is a square, then it is also a rectangle.
Quadrilateral ABCD is not a rectangle. Therefore, it is not a square.

 Answer: Let p: “quadrilateral ABCD is a

square”, q: “quadrilateral ABCD is a
rectangle”. In proposition form[(𝑝 → 𝑞) ∧
(~𝑞)] → (~𝑝). Hence, the argument is valid
by virtue of the “Modus Tollens”.