Symbolic Logic I

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Question 1:  What is the mehod of reductio ad absurdum and why does it work?


Question 2:Construct a proof for the following argument.  You may use either direct proof, conditional proof, or reductio ad absurdum.
 1.   O • I
2.   O → (S v G)
3.  I → ~G          ∴ S




Question 3:Construct a proof for the following argument.  You may use either direct proof, conditional proof, or reductio ad absurdum.
1.~A
2.   (~A v M) → P
3.   ~B ↔ (M • ~P)                 ∴ B



Question 4 :What, exactly, is the position of the mechanical jurist and how does the mechanical jurist believe legal reasoning relates to logical reasoning?  Why might someone be attracted to such a view?

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