ASSIGNMENT TOP SHEET

Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies & Science

Department of Computer Science & Technology

Student Ref. No 1126234

Unit Code : CIS011-1

Unit Name

Deadline for Submission(s)

16thDec 2011

INTRODUCTION TO LOGICAL
REASONING
Student's Surname

Student's Forename

Suhail

Al-Dhaheri

Unit Co-ordinators Name:

Dr Kenz A. Bozed

Assignment 4 (50%)

Work received after the date shown will not be marked and you will receive a fail grade for the
module. The University will not accept responsibility for non-receipt of work unless the work has
been returned by Recorded Delivery and proof of postage can be produced.

Please Note: Work presented in an assessment must be the students own. Plagiarism is where a
student copies work from another source, published or unpublished (including the work of a fellow
student) and fails to acknowledge the influence of anothers work or to attribute quotes to the
author. Plagiarism is an academic offence.
I confirm this is my own work

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Tutors Grade

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All assignments must be handed in on Friday 16th of December 2011 by 5 pm

Noon via Breo. You should not leave the handing in of your assignment to the
last minute.

INSTRUCTIONS.
Design and implement solutions and provide documentation, included application, for the
business requirement as specified in the attached sheet.
A+

A-

B+

B-

C+

C-

D+

D-

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10

Note: This grade is provisional until agreed by the Field Examination Board.

Assignment 4
Students should answer all questions below with analysis and support their
answer.
1. You have to submit your assignment via breo and hard copy on time ,no
emails and no excuses are acceptable as we agreed in the class , any
student is not attend to the class , he/she is responsible about that. Good
luck for all of you.
2. You have to answer this assignment using Microsoft office word, hand
writing is not acceptable.
3. To add arrows and other symbols to your paper, go to insert on the top
menu bar in Word and Symbol.
1. Late submissions are an automatic FAIL.
2. You should answer in the correct space; you dont need to write more than
two lines to support your answer.
4. You should keep your answer in blue as it is setup, please.

Q1)- Are the following arguments valid? State why: (10 Marks)
1. If a dog bites the mailman, it must be punished. Our dog Jimbo didnt bite
the mailman, so he mustnt be punished.

Valid

2. Harry cuts himself shaving every morning. So Harry cuts himself every
morning.

Valid

3. All bats are mammals, and most mammals do not have wings. Clearly,
then, bats do not have wings.
Not valid: because a bat has wings but not all mammals have

wings.
4. The moon is bigger than the earth and the earth is bigger than the sun. So
the moon is bigger than the sun.
Not valid: because the moon is not bigger than the earth and the
statement is wrong.
5. In an experiment performed by the Viking Lander on Mars, dust from the
surface of the planet was mixed with water. If there had been organic
matter in the dust, methane gas would have been given off. But since no
methane was given off, there was no organic matter in the dust.
valid
6. There is no water at all in the desert. Palm Springs is in the desert. That
means that there is not a drop of water in Palm Springs.
Not valid: as the palm springs have water in them and they are in the
desert, it clearly shows that the statement is wrong.
7. Because of the most fundamental principles of physics that it is not
possible for any object to move faster that the speed of light, a spacecraft
cannot go faster than the speed of light if physics is right.

 Valid
8. All flying squirrels are mammals. No birds are mammals. So, no flying
squirrels are birds even if they can soar like an eagle and dive like a hawk.
Valid
9. If the medicine is the correct one, then if you take it according to
directions, you will recover. The medicine is correct. Thus, you will recover.
Valid
10.Since Randy has squash and beans in his refrigerator, he has some
vegetables there.
Valid

Q2) - Show the diagrams structure of the following arguments arrows

method (10 Marks), make sure that all numbers, brackets and arrows in
blue colour.
1. The moon is made of made of green cheese orbits green cheese and
everything the earth. Therefore, the moon orbits the earth.

2. If whales are mammals, they have lungs. Whales are mammals. Therefore,
whales have lungs.
(If whales are mammals, they have lungs) 1. (Whales are mammals) 2.
(Therefore, whales have lungs.) 3
1+2
3
3. In an experiment performed by the Viking Lander on Mars, dust from the
surface of the planet was mixed with water. If there had been organic
matter in the dust, methane gas would have been given off. But since no
methane was given off, there was no organic matter in the dust.
(In an experiment performed by the Viking Lander on Mars, dust from the
surface of the planet was mixed with water) 1. (If there had been organic
matter in the dust, methane gas would have been given off) 2. (But since
no methane was given off, there was no organic matter in the dust.) 3
1+2
3

4. Harry had the highest score on the qualifying exam, and so he will get first
consideration for the job. The person who gets first consideration almost
always does get the job. Thus, it is pretty sure that the job will go to Harry.
(Harry had the highest score on the qualifying exam, and so he will get
first consideration for the job) 1. (The person who gets first consideration
almost always does get the job) 2. (Thus, it is pretty sure that the job will
go to Harry.) 3.
1+2
3

5. People who study history are wiser than those who do not. Studying
history makes a person less likely to repeat the mistakes of the past, and
not repeating past mistakes is a sign of wisdom. And because the primary
aim of education is producing wisdom, all universities should require the
study of history.
(People who study history are wiser than those who do not.)1. (Studying
history makes a person less likely to repeat the mistakes of the past, and
not repeating past mistakes is a sign of wisdom.) 2 (And because the
primary aim of education is producing wisdom,) 3 (all universities should
require the study of history.) 4
1
2+3
4

Q3) - Study the Venn diagrams. Which one is correct for the syllogism,
assuming the argument is valid? Explain how this can be found out from
the correct diagram: (15 marks)
1. All flying squirrels are mammals.
2. No birds are mammals.
3. No flying squirrels are birds.

Q4) - Give the type of the argument forms for which any inference is valid. (15
Marks)
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You either pass or fail the driving test

If you pass, you can drive the car to work
If you fail, you will have to cycle
You will either drive the car or cycle to work
My plant is growing well
It is a fine day
My plant is growing well and it is a fine day
If you have a current password, then you can
log onto Breo
You have a current password
Therefore you can log onto Breo
If Jones passes the test, then he passes the
course
If Jones passes the course, then he graduates
If Jones passes the test, then he graduates
You either pay full price or get 10% discount
You dont get 10% discount
You pay full price
If the president is in the White House then
the president is in Washington DC
The president is not in Washington DC
The president is not in the White House
My plant is growing well
My plant is growing well or it is a fine day
The car is either second-hand or new
If it is second-hand it is red
If it is new it will be blue
The car is either red or blue
The baby is tired and grumpy
The baby is tired
If the president is in the White House then
the president is in Washington DC
The president is in the White House
The president is in Washington DC
If you have a current password, then you can
log onto Breo
You cant log onto Breo
Therefore you do not have a current
password
If you buy today, I will give you a 10%
discount. You have agreed to buy today, so I
will reduce the price by 10%.
If you have a current password, then you can
log into Breo

Constructive Dilemma

Conjunction

Modus Ponens

Hypothetical Syllogism

Modus Tollens

Modus Tollens

Addition

Constructive Dilemma

Simplification

Modus Ponens

Modus Tollens

Modus Ponens
Modus Tollens

You dont have a current password

Therefore you cant log into Breo
14. If the car is second-hand, it will be red
If it is red it will be shiny
If the car is second-hand, it will be shiny
15. Either we have jam doughnuts or cream
cakes.
There are no cream cakes
We have jam doughnuts

Hypothetical Syllogism

Disjunctive Syllogism