1. Step 1: Identify the conclusion Step 2: Identify the given premises Step 3: Identify the implied premises Breaking Down the Argument

2. Step 1: Identify the conclusion. Words like hence, thus, so, and therefore signal the conclusion. Words like because or since signal premises. No reptiles have fur, and since all snakes are reptiles it follows that no snakes have fur Conclusion= Eat your peas because they are good for you. Conclusion= Breaking Down the Argument

3. Step 1: Identify the conclusion. Words like hence, thus, so, and therefore signal the conclusion. Words like because or since signal premises. No reptiles have fur, and since all snakes are reptiles it follows that no snakes have fur Conclusion= No snakes have fur Eat your peas because they are good for you. Conclusion= You should eat your peas. Breaking Down the Argument

4. The student did not do the homework, therefore he is lazy. Conclusion= Bill must be a basketball player because he is tall. Conclusion= You’re a vegetarian? You do realize that Hitler was a vegetarian, too? Conclusion= Dan White ate a lot of Twinkies and then killed the Mayor of San Francisco. If I were a mayor, I’d ban Twinkies so no one would kill me. Conclusion= Step 1: Identify the Conclusion

5. The student did not do the homework, therefore he is lazy. Conclusion= He is lazy Bill must be a basketball player because he is tall. Conclusion= Basketball players are tall You’re a vegetarian? You do realize that Hitler was a vegetarian, too? Conclusion= You shouldn’t be a vegetarian Dan White ate a lot of Twinkies and then killed the Mayor of San Francisco. If I were a mayor, I’d ban Twinkies so no one would kill me. Conclusion= Twinkies cause people to commit murder. Step 1: Identify the Conclusion

6. Argument FormSyllogism Major premise: Minor premise: Conclusion: Identify the Conclusion MA Men are statistically more aggressive than I women. Therefore, I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female.

7. Argument FormSyllogism Major premise: Minor premise: Conclusion:I is ATherefore, I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female. Fill in the Argument Form and Syllogism MA Men are statistically more aggressive than I women. Therefore, I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female.

8. Step 1: Identify the conclusion Step 2: Identify the Major and Minor premises Step 3: Identify the implied premises Breaking Down the Argument

9. The major premise is the claim that contains the predicate of the conclusion (the verb and ending) MA Men are statistically more aggressive than women. Therefore, I I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female Argument FormSyllogism Major premise:Men are statistically more aggressive than women Minor premise: Conclusion:Therefore; I is A Therefore, I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female. Step 2: Identify the premises.

10. The minor premise is the claim that contains the subject of the conclusion (the “doer” of the verb) MA Men are statistically more aggressive than women. Therefore, I I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female. Argument FormSyllogism Major premise:M is AMen are statistically more aggressive than women Minor premise:I am a man Conclusion:Therefore; I is A Therefore, I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female. Step 2: Identify the premises.

11. MA Men are statistically more aggressive than I women. Therefore, I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female. Argument FormSyllogism Major premise:M is AMen are statistically more aggressive than women Minor premise:I is MI am a male Conclusion:Therefore; I is A Therefore, I, a male, must be more aggressive than you, a female. Fill in the Argument Form and Syllogism

12. If those protesters really loved their country, then they wouldn’t question their government. Argument FormSyllogism Major premise: Minor premise: Conclusion: What’s the conclusion?

13. P L If those protesters really loved their country, they wouldn’t question their government. Q Argument FormSyllogism Major premise: Minor premise: Conclusion:Those protesters do not love their country What’s the Major Premise?

14. Argument FormSyllogism Major premise:If L then not Q If you loved your government you would not question it. Minor premise: Conclusion:Therefore, P do not L Those protesters do not love their country What’s the Minor Premise? P L If those protesters really loved their country, they wouldn’t question their government. Q

15. P L If those protesters really loved their country, they wouldn’t question their government. Q Argument Form Major premise:If L then not Q If you loved your government you would not question it. Minor premise:P is QThose protestors are questioning their government Conclusion:Therefore, P is not L Those protesters do not love their country

16. Complete the Chart Below Coal does not exist in infinite supply because it is a non-renewable resource. Argument FormSyllogism Major premise: Minor premise: Conclusion:

17. C E Coal does not exist in infinite supply because it is a non-renewable resource. N Argument FormSyllogism Major premise: Minor premise: Conclusion:therefore all C does not E Coal does not exist in infinite supply Fill in the Argument Form and Syllogism

18. C E Coal does not exist in infinite supply because it is a non-renewable resource. N Argument FormSyllogism Major premise:N do not EAll non-renewable resources do not exist in infinite supply Minor premise:C is NCoal is a non-renewable resource Conclusion:therefore all C does not E Coal does not exist in infinite supply Fill in the Argument Form and Syllogism