Question

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Angie did the following proof in her logic class. Which step in the indirect proof did she do incorrectly?

Prove: 8 is divisible by 4.

Step 1: Assume that 8 is not divisible by four.
Step 2: 8 is divisible by 4
Step 3: 8 is divisible by 4.

Step 1

Steps 1 and 3

Step 3

Step 2

Answer 1

What...?

Answer 2

do u know how to do this ?

Answer 3

There are many things wrong with this proof... mainly the fact that she just asserts the thing she is trying to prove in the two steps.

Answer 4

step 2 ?

Answer 5

Yeah...

Answer 6

1) Good.
2) Begging the question (Latin petitio principii, "assuming the initial point").
3) Blathering.

Angie should attend class more often.

Answer 7

ok step 2 thnks guys <3 !