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Homework 3a Date:________________________

8.1 Symbolic Logic

Exercise Instructions: Select the best answer for each question below.
(1) How could you symbolize the statement, “I will love you unless you kiss me”?
A) L K 

B) L K
C) ~L K
D) L K

(2) ~(p ~q) is the same as:

A) ~p q 

B) ~p ~q
C) (~p ~q)
D) p q

(3) What is the symbolic representation of modus tollens?

A) p q, q, p 

B) p q, p, q

C) p q, ~q, ~p
D) p q, ~q, p

(4) q and ~~q mean the same thing. What does this illustrate?
A) material equivalence

B) logical equivalence

C) repetition 

D) double negation


(5) “I will either kill you, or I will love you.” This statement might be symbolized as:
A) K L

B) ~K L 

C) ~K L
D) K L

Section 8.2–A
 Exercises on pages 297–299

Complete the truth-table below to aid you in answering the following questions.

Truth Table
Conjunction:  = and
p q pq pq ~p ~q p  ~q ~(p  ~q) p  ~p
Disjunction:  = or
Negation: ~ = not

(Note: 5 points Extra Credit if the table is 100% correct)

Exercise Instructions: Utilizing the truth-table definitions of a conjunction, disjunctions, and negation, determine whether the
following statements are true or false.

(6) Rome is the capital of Italy  Rome is the capital of Spain. True 
 False
(7) ~(London is the capital of England  Stockholm is the capital of Norway). True
 False

(8) ~London is the capital of England  ~Stockholm is the capital of Norway. True False 


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(9) ~(Rome is the capital of Spain  Paris is the capital of France). True False 


(10) ~Rome is the capital of Spain  ~Paris is the capital of France. True False
(11) London is the capital of England  ~London is the capital of England True False


(12) Stockholm is the capital of Norway  ~Stockholm is the capital of Norway True False 


(13) (Paris is the capital of France  Rome is the capital of Spain)  (Paris is the
capital of France  Rome is the capital of Spain). True False

(14) (London is the capital of England  Stockholm is the capital of Norway) 

(~Rome is the capital of Italy  ~Stockholm is the capital of Norway). True False 


(15) Rome is the capital of Spain  ~(Paris is the capital of France  Rome is the
capital of Spain). True 
 False

(16) Rome is the capital of Italy ~(Paris is the capital of France  Rome is the
capital of Spain) True False

(17) ~(~Paris is the capital of France  ~Stockholm is the capital of Norway) True 
 False

(18) ~[~(~Rome is the capital of Spain  ~Paris is the capital of France)  ~(~Paris
is the capital of France  Stockholm is the capital of Norway)]. True False

(19) ~[~(~London is the capital of England  Rome is the capital of Spain) 

~(Rome is the capital of Spain  ~Rome is the capital of Spain)]. True False

(20) ~[~(Stockholm is the capital of Norway  Paris is the capital of France) 

~(~London is the capital of England  Rome is the capital of Spain)]. True False

(21) Rome is the capital of Spain  (~London is the capital of England 

London is the capital of England) True 
 False

(22) Paris is the capital of France  ~(Paris is the capital of France  Rome is the
capital of Spain) True False

(23) London is the capital of England  ~(Rome is the capital of Italy  Rome is
the capital of Italy). True False

(24) (Stockholm is the capital of Norway  ~Paris is the capital of France) 

~(~Stockholm is the capital of Norway  ~London is the capital of England). True 
 False

(25) (Paris is the capital of France  ~Rome is the capital of Spain)  ~(~Paris
is the capital of France  ~Rome is the capital of Spain). True 
 False

(26) ~[~(Rome is the capital of Spain  Stockholm is the capital of Norway) 

~(~Paris is the capital of France  ~Rome is the capital of Spain)]. True False 


(27) ~[~(London is the capital of England  Paris is the capital of France) 

~(~Stockholm is the capital of Norway  ~Paris is the capital of France)]. True 
 False

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(28) ~[(~Paris is the capital of France  Rome is the capital of Italy) 
~(~Rome is the capital of Italy  Stockholm is the capital of Norway)]. True False

(29) ~[(~Rome is the capital of Spain  Stockholm is the capital of Norway) 

~(~Stockholm is the capital of Norway  Paris is the capital of France)]. True 
 False

(30) ~[(~London is the capital of England Paris is the capital of France) 

~(~Paris is the capital of France  Rome is the capital of Spain)]. True False 


Philosophy Corrected by:_________________ Number Correct/Number of Problems: _______/_______ Citrus College

Percent x 10: _________