More Valid Argument Forms

Pure Hypothetical Syllogism:

If p, then q.
If q, then r.
If p, then r.
Example:
If all actions are causally determined, then no actions are free.
If no actions are free, then no one is responsible for anything they do.
If all actions are causally determined, then no one is responsible for anything they do.
Disjunctive Syllogism:
Either p or q.
It is not the case that p.
q.
Example:
Either my idea of God is generated from my own mind or something exists which is other than my mind.
It is not the case that my idea of God is generated from my own mind.
Something exists which is other than my mind.


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Richard Lee, rlee@uark.edu, last modified: 16 January 2003