Assignment 12

course Mth 151

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`q001. Note that there are 4 questions in this assignment. Suppose I tell you 'If it rains today, I'll give you $100.' Under which of the following circumstances can you claim that I was not telling the truth?

1. It rains and I give you $100.

2. It rains and I don't give you $100.

3. It doesn't rain and I give you $100.

4. I doesn't rain and I don't give you $100.I said what would happen under a certain condition. In situation #2, that condition is fulfilled and what I said would happen doesn't happen. Therefore in situation #2 it is clear that I wasn't telling the truth.

In situation #3, the condition that I addressed isn't fulfilled so no matter what happens I can't be accused of not telling the truth. I said what would happen if rains. No matter what happens, if it doesn't rain what I said cannot be held against me.

It should be clear to anybody that situation #1 is exactly what you would expect, and that situation #4 is just would you would probably expect from my statement in the event that it doesn't rain, so nobody would say that this situation violates my claim to truthfulness.`q002. Suppose that tell you 'It will rain today and I will give you $100'. Under which of the following circumstances can you claim that I was not telling the truth?

1. It rains and I give you $100.

2. It rains and I don't give you $100.

3. It doesn't rain and I give you $100.

4. I doesn't rain and I don't give you $100.

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assignment #012

012. The common sense of logic.

Liberal Arts Mathematics I

04-04-2009

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`q001. Note that there are 4 questions in this assignment.

Suppose I tell you 'If it rains today, I'll give you $100.' Under which of the following circumstances can you claim that I was not telling the truth?

1. It rains and I give you $100.

2. It rains and I don't give you $100.

3. It doesn't rain and I give you $100.

4. I doesn't rain and I don't give you $100.

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RESPONSE -->

I can claim you weren't telling the truth with the second statement because it rains and you haven't given me $100.

confidence assessment: 1

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`q002. Suppose that tell you 'It will rain today and I will give you $100'. Under which of the following circumstances can you claim that I was not telling the truth?

1. It rains and I give you $100.

2. It rains and I don't give you $100.

3. It doesn't rain and I give you $100.

4. I doesn't rain and I don't give you $100.

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RESPONSE -->

The second statement will mean you are not telling the truth.

confidence assessment: 1

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It should be clear that situation #1 completely fulfills the conditions of my statement. Both of the things that I say will happen do happen.

In situation #2, it rains but you don't get the $100. I said two things were going to happen and one of them didn't. In that case you would have to say that I wasn't telling truth.

In situation #3, again one of the things I say is going to happen does but the other doesn't, so again you would have to say that I wasn't telling truth.

In situation #4, neither of the things I say will happen does and certainly it would have to be said that I wasn't telling truth.

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RESPONSE -->

I realize about the third situation and completely overlooked it.

self critique assessment: 1

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`q003. Suppose that tell you 'It will rain today or I will give you $100, but not both'. Under which of the following circumstances can you claim that I was not telling the truth?

1. It rains and I give you $100.

2. It rains and I don't give you $100.

3. It doesn't rain and I give you $100.

4. I doesn't rain and I don't give you $100.

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RESPONSE -->

Situation number one I can claim that you weren't telling the truth. Situation four as well because it must rain or you must give me $100 and it doesn't do either.

confidence assessment: 1

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`q004. Suppose that tell you 'It will rain today or I will give you $100'. Under which of the following circumstances can you claim that I was not telling the truth?

1. It rains and I give you $100.

2. It rains and I don't give you $100.

3. It doesn't rain and I give you $100.

4. I doesn't rain and I don't give you $100.

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RESPONSE -->

I understand this concept a little better now.

confidence assessment: 1

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012. The common sense of logic.

Liberal Arts Mathematics I

04-04-2009

your document didn't include given solutions or self-critiques on many of the problems. Let me know if you have questions.