Logical Argument Examples with Premises and Conclusion
Examples of logical arguments presented in premise-conclusion format, showcasing how premises lead to conclusions in various scenarios such as academic requirements, police adages, political succession, and military roles.
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ARGUMENT FORM RECOGNIZE ARGUMENTS
WRITE THEM OUT IN ARGUMENT FORM AND NUMBER THE PREMISES AND CONCLUSION Every literature major must take a course in Shakespeare. John has taken the Shakespeare course; therefore, he must be a literature major.
ARGUMENT FORM 1. Every literature major must take a course in Shakespeare. 2. John has taken the Shakespeare course; ________________________________________________ 3. therefore, he must be a literature major.
A time-honored policemen adage has it that with homicide, if you haven t nailed your killer inside a week, your chances of ever doing so divide by half for every subsequent week that passes.
A time-honored policemen adage has it that with homicide, if you haven t nailed your killer inside a week, your chances of ever doing so divide by half for every subsequent week that passes. ? NOT AN ARGUMENT!
If the president dies in office, then the first lady becomes the new president. Since Barbara Bush is the first lady, she will take over if President Bush dies in office.
1. If the president dies in office, then the first lady becomes the new president. 2. Barbara Bush is the first lady, ________________________________________________ 3. Therefore, she will take over if President Bush dies in office.
A person cant be a marine and a sailor both. Since Max is a sailor, it must be that he is not a marine.
1. A person cant be a marine and a sailor both. 2. Max is a sailor. ________________________________________________ 3. Therefore, it must be that he is not a marine.
There is freedom in the sense of being able to move as one pleases, freedom in the sense of being able to do and speak as one pleases, and freedom in the sense of being able to think for oneself. This last type makes the others possible. Consequently, it is our most important freedom.
1. There is freedom in the sense of being able to move as one pleases, 2. There is freedom in the sense of being able to do and speak as one pleases, 3. and there is freedom in the sense of being able to think for oneself. 4. This last type makes the others possible. ____________________________________________________ 5. Consequently, it is our most important freedom.
Every chemistry major must take a year of organic chemistry. Max is a chemistry major, so he takes a year of organic chemistry.
1. Every chemistry major must take a year of organic chemistry. 2. Max is a chemistry major, ________________________________________________ 3. So he takes a year of organic chemistry.
You shouldnt buy a foreign car. Patrick and Richard did, and within a year they had to have the transmission replaced.
1. Patrick and Richard bought foreign cars, and within a year they had to have the transmission replaced. ________________________________________________ 2. Therefore, you shouldn t buy a foreign car.
Most people who major in the humanities go on to teach humanities. People who teach the humanities are happy because the humanities are always exciting and fun and they are about things of human importance. Work that keeps you focused on being human is hardly work at all. It comes to be a labor of love. Therefore, people who major in the humanities love their work.
1. Most people who major in the humanities go on to teach humanities. 2. People who teach the humanities are happy because the humanities are always exciting and fun and they are about things of human importance. 3. Work that keeps you focused on being human is hardly work at all. 4. It comes to be a labor of love. _____________________________________________________ 5. Therefore, people who major in the humanities love their work.
I heard that most MDs are conservatives. My doctor is an MD. So he is a conservative.
1. I heard that most MDs are conservatives. 2. My doctor is an MD. ________________________________________________ 3. So he is a conservative.
When a mild electrical current is applied to a muscle, the muscle contracts. When the current stops, the muscle relaxes. Therefore, the application of a mild current to a muscle is the cause of contraction.
1. When a mild electrical current is applied to a muscle, the muscle contracts. 2. When the current stops, the muscle relaxes. ________________________________________________ 3. Therefore, the application of a mild current to a muscle is the cause of contraction.
Some fruits are sweet. Honey is sweet. Therefore it must be a fruit.
1. Some fruits are sweet. 2. Honey is sweet. 3. Therefore it must be a fruit.
Computers dont have feelings for the reason that only living things can have feelings. And computers are not living things.
1. Only living things can have feelings. 2. Computers are not living things. 3. Therefore, computers don t have feelings.
