Geometry Notes

Section 2-4
What you’ll learn
 How to use the Law of Detachment
 How to use the Law of Syllogism
Vocabulary
 Deductive reasoning
 Law of Detachment
 Law of Syllogism
Deductive Reasoning
 DEFN Deductive Reasoning:
An argument that uses facts, rules,
definitions or properties to reach a
logical conclusion
Two basic forms of deductive reasoning
are:
 Law of Detachment
 Law of Syllogism
Examples of Deductive Reasoning
 First we need facts, rules, definitions or
properties to work with.
 Interesting Facts:
 All geometry students love TAB.
 KJ is a geometry student.

 What is a logical conclusion based on that

information?
 KJ loves TAB.
 Let’s build on our interesting facts. . .
Examples of Deductive Reasoning
Continued
 Interesting Facts:
 All geometry students love TAB.
 KJ is a geometry student.
 Stacy is a history student.

 Any new conclusions?

Nope.
 Why not?
History student has
nothing to connect to
 Let’s continue building our interesting facts.
 Interesting Facts:
 All geometry students love TAB.
 KJ is a geometry student.
 Stacy is a history student.
 Geometry students who love TAB have
been known to steal one.
 Any new conclusions?
 What?

 Let’s continue building our interesting facts.

 Interesting Facts:
 All geometry students love TAB.
 KJ is a geometry student.
 Stacy is a history student.
 Geometry students who love TAB have been
known to steal one.
 KJ is a history student too .

 Any new conclusions?

 Why not?

 Let’s continue building our interesting facts.

 Interesting Facts:
 All geometry students love TAB.
 KJ is a geometry student.
 Stacy is a history student.
 Geometry students who love TAB have
been known to steal one.
 KJ is a history student too.
 Students who steal TAB carry it in their
bookbag.
 Any new conclusions?
 What is it?
 Interesting Facts:
 All geometry students love TAB.
 KJ is a geometry student.
 Stacy is a history student.
 Geometry students who love TAB have been
known to steal one.
 KJ is a history student too.
 Students who steal TAB hide it in their
bookbag.
Have you learned. . .
Or did we?
Hey! We
 How to use the Law of Detachment?
didn’t do
 How to use the Law of Syllogism?
these!

 Assignment: Worksheet 2.4

Law of Detachment
 Given p→q and p as true therefore q must
be true.
p→q
p

 q

 What part of our argument illustrates the

Law of Detachment?
Law of Syllogism
 Given p→q and q →r as true therefore
p→r must be true.
p→q
q →r

  p→r

 What part of our argument illustrates the

Law of Syllogism?