Lecture 2 Practice Exercises Basic Analysis (3)

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An Introduction To Reasoning — Real World Reasoning Lecture 2 : Basic Analysis & Conjunctions Practice Exercises Analyze the following passages using the standard markup employed in class (that is, put flag/indicator words in parentheses (...), underline the target proposition, put reasons in square brackets [...], and number all propositions used in the reasoning in the order they are presented, i.e. 1, 2, 3, ...). Sample: Jack is troubleshooting the tech troubles at work: No one can get internet connection on their mobile devices at the moment but the desktops are still on line. So, the wireless is out. Answer: Jack is troubleshooting the tech troubles at work: 1 [No one can get internet connection on their mobile devices at the moment] but 2 [the desktops are still on line.] (So,) 3 the wireless is out. Exercises: 1. The teacher is discussing monuments of the world: The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet tall. The Eiffel Tower is almost 1000 feet tall. The Eiffel Tower is thus taller than the Statue of Liberty. 2. Bill and Henry discuss the play-off picture. Bill says: Either the Patriots will win or the Bears will quality for a wild-card. He checks the scores: The Patriots lost. So, the Bears qualify. 3. Jack is making plans: I have to be there at 11. It takes half an hour to get there. So, I'll leave at 10:30 4. The referee inspects the pitch with the captains of the two teams: The game is off since the pitch is frozen and if the pitch is frozen, the game can't be played. 5. Henry says to Bill: Here’s why you should take the job. It is the best way to pay off your debt and it might become more interesting over time. 6. On an educational technology blog: Google's Chromebooks now account for more than a quarter of America's lucrative education market. That's why Apple is lowering the price of its base-model iPads. 1

7. Bill is looking at his piano in his living-room: The cat is on the mat in the kitchen or on the piano. It's not on the piano. Therefore, it is on the mat. 8. Jack and Henry are at the park with Jim: Jim is chasing a squirrel. So, Jim must be happy since any time Jim is chasing a squirrel, he is happy. 9. Bill is just back early from the first class of the term and is talking to Henry: Professor White just went over the syllabus today. That's why I'm back so early. 10. Jill said that she would arrive before 3 p.m. Because it is now after 3 p.m., she is late. 11. The Gunners acquired a new keeper because the old one was signed to Barcelona. 12. Henry has forgotten when “The Detectives” is on. Bill says: “The Detectives” airs on CBC on Monday evenings. Since today is Sunday, it will be on tomorrow. 2

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