Exam 3: Logic: Deductive Validity

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) Ronald Reagan was an actor, and he made a fine President of the United States P2) David Hasselhoff is a better actor than Ronald Reagan ever was P3)_ C1) David Hasselhoff would be a better President of the United States than Ronald Reagan was

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) Say what you want about the beliefs of Libertarianism, but at least it's an ethos P2) Nihilism is belief in nothing at all P3) _ C1) Libertarians are better people than nihilists.

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) Miles Davis was an American Jazz trumpeter P2)_ P3) Kenny Ball was an English jazz trumpeter C1) Probably, Miles Davis was a better jazz trumpeter than Kenny Ball

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) Superman and Clark Kent are the same person P2) Lois Lane loves Superman P3) _ C1) Lois Lane doesn't know that she loves Clark Kent

For the following argument, choose the the best candidate for an implicit premise given the premises and conclusion provided. Your aim is to make the argument valid or forceful: P1) Khan desires to take revenge upon James T Kirk P2) Khan is in a position to take revenge upon James T Kirk P3)_ C1) Khan will take revenge upon James T Kirk