SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR KHALSA COLLEGE

University of Delhi-110007 HOUSE EXAMINATION-2007-2008 B.A. (Hons.) Programme (NS) II Discipline Centered Concurrent Course (i) (A) Formal Logic (For Economics and Mathematics Hons.) (Admissions of 2005 and onwards)

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Maximum Marks: 38

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Attempt all questions. Define a term. Explain what is meant by the distribution of terms. OR Explain the traditional square of opposition. 2 Can a valid argument contain false premisses? Explain by giving one example. OR Can an invalid argument contain true conclusion? Explain by giving one example. 2 Differentiate sentence and proposition. OR Differentiate quality and quantity of proposition. 2 Are we justified in saying that the logician is interested only in those arguments whose premisses are true? OR Write a note on validity and Truth. 2 Explain how A, E, I and O propositions are related to each other through opposition. OR Differentiate between contrary and sub-contrary relation. 6 If the proposition Some economists are logicians is FALSE, what can be inferred about the truth value (T or F or U) of the following? Give reasons. (i) Some economists are not logicians. (ii) All economists are logicians. (iii) No economists are logicians.

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If the proposition No statisticians are logicians is TRUE, what can be inferred about the truth value (T or F or U) of any two of the following? Give reasons. (i) No statisticians are non-logicians. (ii) Some logicians are statisticians. (iii) Some non-statisticians are non-logicians. 3 Test the validity of each syllogistic form by means of Venn diagram: (i) IAI Fig. IV, (ii) AAA Fig II, (iii) EIO Fig II. OR

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Name the fallacies committed in the following argument forms: (i) AAA - III Fig. (ii) IEO I Fig. (iii) IAA III Fig. 2+2+2 6. Change the following proposition into their logical form: (Any Four) (i) All that glitters is not gold. (ii) Women always are delicate (iii) Birds all have wings. (iv) A few doctors are registered. (v) Only adults can see the movie (vi) Is there a man who is perfect?

7. a. Use the truth table method, if A and B are known to be true and X and Y are known to be false, but the truth values of P and Q are not known, of which of the following statements can you determine the truth values?(Any two) (i) [Q ( B Y )] [( Q B ) ( Q Y ) ], (ii) (P ~ ~ P ) (A ~B), (iii) ( Q Q ) ( A X ). 2 b. Use the truth table method to determine the validity/invalidity of the following argument forms (Any one): (i) ( p q ) (p q) pq pq (ii) p q pq 2 c. Use the truth table method to determine which of the following are tautologous, contingent or contradictory (Any two): (i) ( p q ) [ ( p r ) { p ( q r )}], (ii) ~ ( p q ) ( p q ), (iii) ( q p ) [ (p q) p]. 2 d. Symbolize the following ( Any two ): (i) If I do not study for the test, then tomorrow either I will miss my class or I will have to take an off. (ii) If Argentina mobilizes and Brazil protests to the UN then Chile will call for a meeting of all the Latin American states. (iii) If neither India nor Nepal calls for a meeting of the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation, then Bangladesh will not object unless Pakistan imposes tariffs. 2