Sagot :
State whether the statement is valid or invalid.
1.) Miss Earth candidates are environmentalists, Maria and Antonia are environmentalists, then they are Miss Earth candidates.
- (H) Miss Earth candidates
- (C) environmentalists
- (P) MEC : e = e : MEC
- INVALID
2.) Marikina City is a safe environment to live in. Pedro lives in a safe environment, then he is in Marikina City.
- (H) Marikina City
- (C) safe environment
- (P) MC : se = se : MC
- INVALID
3.) Residents in Marikina are disciplined. Juan and Maria live in Marikina Heights, so they are disciplined.
- (H) Residents in Marikina
- (C) disciplined
- (P) RM : d = RM : d
- VALID
4.) People who are happy and contented live peacefully. Concepcion and Lourdes live peacefully, therefore they are happy and contented.
- (H) happy and contented
- (C) live peacefully
- (P) hc : lp = lp : hc
- INVALID
5.) Cats love to sleep. Grey is a cat, so he loves to sleep.
- (H) Cats
- (C) love to sleep
- (P) C : ls = C : ls
- VALID
[tex] \underline{ \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: \: }[/tex]
How do we identify if a statement is valid or invalid?
- For us to identify which statement is valid or invalid, we must follow this proportion,
Hypothesis : Conclusion = Hypothesis : Conclusion