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Which law states that if a conditional is true and its hypothesis is true, then the conclusion is true? |
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Law of Conditional |
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Law of Syllogism |
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Law of Deductive Reasoning |
D. |
Law of Detachment |
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The Law of Detachment and other laws of logic can be used to provide a system for reaching logical conclusions, called _____________. |
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detachment reasoning |
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inductive reasoning |
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reasonable doubt |
D. |
deductive reasoning |
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''If two numbers are even, then their sum is even'' is a true conditional, and 8 and 24 are even numbers. Use the Law of Detachment to reach a logical conclusion. |
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The sum of 8 and 24 must be odd. |
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If the numbers 8 and 24 are even, then their sum is 32. |
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The sum of 8 and 24 must be even. |
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If the numbers 8 and 24 are odd, then their sum is 32. |
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Using the following true conditional and hypothesis, which statement would follow from the Law of Detachment?A square has four right angles. WXYZ is a square. |
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If WXYZ has four right angles, then it is a square. |
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WXYZ has four right angles. |
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If WXYZ is not a square, then it does not have four right angles. |
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If WXYZ is not a square, then it has four right angles. |
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Which law is similar to the Transitive Property? |
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A. |
Law of Conditional |
B. |
Law of Deductive Reasoning |
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C. |
Law of Syllogism |
D. |
Law of Detachment |
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