Symbolize each of the following arguments
(both of which are intended
to be valid) and use indirect derivations.
1. If Alice studies then she will get most of the answers
correct,
and if she gets most of the answers correct then she will pass the
test. Therefore, if Alice does not pass the test then she did not
study. [use S,A,P]
S -> A, A -> P | ~P -> ~S
1. S -> A 2. A ->
P \ ~P
-> ~S 3. ~(~P
-> ~S) HIP 4. ~(P v
~S)
3, Impl 5. ~P
&
S
4, DM 6. S ->
P
1,2, HS 7.
S
5, Simp 8.
P
6,7, MP 9.
~P
5, Simp 10. P
&
~P
8,9, Conj 11. ~P ->
~S
3-10, IP
2. Knowing that Alice studies only if she is not working and she
is
not working only if she does not have a job proves that unless she is not studying she does not
have a job. [use S,W,J] |- [(S -> ~W) & (~W
-> ~J)] -> (~S v ~J)
1. ~{ [(S
-> ~W) & (~W -> ~J)] -> (~S v ~J)}
HIP
2. ~{~[(S -> ~W) & (~W -> ~J)] v (~S
v ~J)} 1, Impl
3. [(S -> ~W) & (~W -> ~J)] &
~(~S v ~J) 2,
DM
4. (S -> ~W) & (~W ->
~J)
3, Simp
5. S ->
~J
4, HS (yes, here I am condensing
what would be redundant steps by not first simplifying the expression)
6. ~(~S v
~J)
3, Simp
7. ~(S -> ~J)
6, Impl
8. (S -> ~J) & ~(S ->
~J)
5,7, Conj
9. [(S -> ~W) & (~W -> ~J)]
-> (~S v
~J)
1-8, IP