Question

Help me please

5. Which statement about the following argument is true?

Argument:

If it snows, the roads will get slippery.

The roads are slippery.

Therefore, school will be canceled.

The argument is valid by the Law of Syllogism.

The argument is valid by the Law of Detachment.

The argument is invalid.

The argument is valid but does not follow the Law of Syllogism or the Law of Detachment.

Answer 1

@icecream_nerd @Walkerman15

Answer 2

the arguemnt is valid by the law of syllogism

Answer 3

A

Answer 4

The argument is valid by the Law of Syllogism (also called the "chain rule")

Answer 5

A

Answer 6

Dont you need to know that If the roads are slippery, that school will be closed.
That fact is not included

Answer 7

If School only closes when it snows, for costs purposes heating etc., then we do not know that it snowed from the argument.