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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which of these is a valid conclusion?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

All carpenters make furniture. Patrick is a carpenter. Therefore Patrick does not make furniture. All carpenters make furniture. Patrick is not a carpenter. Therefore Patrick makes furniture. All carpenters make furniture. Patrick makes furniture. Therefore Patrick is a carpenter. All carpenters make furniture. Patrick does not make furniture. Therefore Patrick is not a carpenter.

OpenStudy (goformit100):

All carpenters make furniture. Patrick is not a carpenter. Therefore Patrick makes furniture.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how so?

OpenStudy (goformit100):

i think its correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how does that make sense?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the answer is All carpenters make furniture. Patrick does not make furniture. Therefore Patrick is not a carpenter

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i think that as well

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the first two don't make sense at all. this is a problem of proposition logic. let p be the statement : All carpenters make furniture. let q be the statement : Patrick makes furniture. in the 4th case, p is true, q is false. so p=>q is false. so negation of p=>q is true which is the statement that Patrick is not a carpenter.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank u!

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