Homework Problem 11


11th Homework- Due:  Friday, December 6, 2002

 Part I: For each of the following give a appropriate responses. You should examine all appropriate aspects of each claim. For example, for definitions you should address both necessity and sufficiency. For ‘because’ claims you should address both sufficiency and centrality.

1)     Bussing is wrong because the schoolchildren lose out.  ['Bussing’ here refers to the mandatory bussing of school children for the purpose of correcting racial discrimination. It is the mandatory transportation of public school students from a racially imbalanced local school district to more distant school districts in such a way that the schools will be racially balanced across a region.]

2)     Women should be granted full equality because it will make them happier.

3)     An unsound argument is one whose premises are true and whose conclusion is false.

4)     A good soldier is one who understands his responsibilities, and who always obeys orders.

 

Part II: Choose a suitable lexicon and translate. Reveal as much logical structure as possible.

5)     Jwo ate 13 apples and 15 ounces of yogurt, increasing her weight from 94 pounds to 97 pounds.

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