Lateral thinking: Think of various solutions to a given problem

It is noon, your lunch hour, but you cannot go out because there is a terrific hailstorm. Turning on your radio you hear the weathercaster predict that the hail will change to rain and that it will pour all day today. How can you determine whether the sun will be shining in 36 hours? Justify your answer.

Trying to understand and show how to solve problems using the rules of validity to show when syllogisms are valid.

Question: Using the rules of validity, show what syllogisms are valid, when the conclusion is O. ------------------------------------------------------ This is the correct answer of the same question, but with the conclusion being I (it is preferred to have the answer in this format, showing the rules that applied to each step that got you to the correct answer): Suppose the conclusion is I. Then at least one premise is particular (Rule 2). No premise is negative (Rule 3). One premise is universal (Rule 2). Therefore, the premises are either AI or IA. If AI, M must be first in the major premise. Therefore, if AI, the figure can either be 1 or 3, All-1 or All-3. If the premise is... click for more

critical thinking questions and issues

Recently, the Vice President (“VP”) of the Marketing Department at American Motors (“AM”), a fictitious large automobile manufacturing company, studied methods for increasing AM’s market share of electric cars. Industry sales figures showed that AM ranked third behind the number of electric cars sold by its two biggest competitors. To better understand the situation, the Marketing VP began to review the marketing strategies used by the competition. The VP learned that the industry leader, Coyote Motors, produced only red cars for sale in the summer months and only blue cars for sale in the winter months. The VP also learned that Coyote’s strategy was ba... click for more

Active Learner / Critical Thinker & Managing Stress...

How does formulating questions while listening make one an active learner and critical thinker? Does formulating questions as one listens help one to observe or evaluate the material better? How does questions asked assist a presenter and help them prepare for future presentations? List the types of college-related situations that may cause one to stress (not including exams)? What can one do about stress and manage the stress? What are the implications for not recognizing stress?

Challenging Soft Deductions

For each of the following arguments, try to think of some critical information that could weaken or discount the conclusion. How could the argument be expressed to eliminate the weakness? 1. Generally, women prefer men of high status. Celestina is a woman. Therefore, Celestina probably prefers men of high status. 2. Generally, Toyotas are very reliable cars. Tony drives a Toyota. Therefore, Tony probably drives a reliable car. 3. Almost all people want to live. Carlos is a person. Therefore, Carlos probably wants to live 4. Almost all Americans speak English well. Chavela is an American. Therefore, Chavela probably speaks English well. 5. Most Americans believe in God. Siddhartha is an Ameri... click for more