Diagramming Arguments Exercise

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Diagramming Arguments

Exercises

1. Rene smokes, So, he is damaging his lungs.

2. Man is rational. Pedro is a man. Hence Pedro is

rational

3. Carlos drinks too much expensive liquors. So

Carlos is spending too much for his vice. So

Carlos is ruining his health.

4. Mary is a student with high sense of

responsibility. She has good study habits. Mary

is a model student


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Exercises

1. 1 [Rene smokes,] So, 2 [he is damaging his

lungs].

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1[Man is rational.] 2 [ Pedro is a man.] Hence 3

[Pedro is rational.]

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1. 1 [Carlos drinks too much expensive liquors.]

2 So [ Carlos is spending too much for his vice.]

So 3 [Carlos is ruining his health. ]


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1 [Mary is a student with high sense of

responsibility.] 2 [ She has good study habits.]

3 [Mary is a model student.]


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1. The contamination of underground aquifers represents

a pollution problem of catastrophic proportion. Half the

nations drinking water, which comes from these

aquifers, is being poisoned by chemical wastes dumped

into the soil for generations.

2. The more you study the more you learn. The more you

learn, the more you know. The more you know, the

more you forget. The more you forget, the less you

know. The less you know, the less you learn. So, why

study?


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Diagramming ArgumentsExercises

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1 [The contamination of underground aquifers representsa pollution problem of catastrophic proportions.] 2 [ Half

the nations drinking water, which comes from these

aquifers, is being poisoned by chemical wastes dumped into

the soil for generations.]


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1. 1 [The more you study the more you learn.] 2 [ The

more you learn, the more you know.] 3 [ The more you

know, the more you forget.] 4 [ The more you forget,

the less you know. ] 5 [The less you know, the less you

learn.] So, 6 [why study?]

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1. Baroque composers wrote intricate musical pieces.

Handel is a Baroque composer. So, he must have

written intricate musical pieces. Composers who can

write intricate musical pieces have had intense musical

training. So, Handel must have had an intense musicaltraining.

2. Patricia is very beautiful. So, she is attractive. She is a

Taipans daughter. So, she must be rich.

3. All dedicated public servants are both admirable and

exemplary citizens. Mr. Cruz is a dedicated public

servant. Thus, he is an admirable citizen. Thus he is an

exemplary citizen as well.


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1. 1 [Baroque composers wrote intricate musicalpieces.] 2 [ Handel is a Baroque composer.] So,

3 [he must have written intricate musical pieces.]

4 [Composers who can write intricate musical pieces

have had intense musical training.] So,5 [Handel must have had an intense musical

training. ]


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3

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1. 1 [Patricia is very beautiful.] So, 2 [she is

attractive.] 3 [ She is a Taipans daughter.] So,

4 [she must be rich.]


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3 4

1. 1 [All dedicated public servants are both admirable

and exemplary citizens.] 2 [Mr. Cruz is a dedicated

public servant.] Thus, 3 [he is an admirable citizen.]

Thus 4 [he is an exemplary citizen as well. ]


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Exercises

1. Excessive alcohol intake causes several bodily organs to

malfunction. It is also known to adversely affect human

behavior. So it is not good for our physical and socialwell being. Moreover, excessive alcohol intake

constitutes unnecessary expenditures. So it is not a very

good idea to start with.


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1. 1 [Excessive alcohol intake causes several bodily organs to

malfunction.] 2 [ It is also known to adversely affect human

behavior.] So 3 [ it is not good for our physical and social well

being.] 4 [ Moreover, excessive alcohol intake constitutes

unnecessary expenditures.] So 5 [ it is not a very good idea to

start with.]

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