Num | Type | Logic Statements (Groups of Three) |
---|---|---|
10.) | Premise 1 | All Republicans want to be reelected |
Premise 2 | Lindsey Graham is a Republican | |
Conclusion | Donald Trump should be acquitted | |
9.) | Premise 1 | All men are mortal |
Premise 2 | Socrates is a man | |
Conclusion | Donald Trump should be acquitted | |
8.) | Premise 1 | President Trump incited a mob to attack the Capitol |
Premise 2 | Donald Trump is no longer president | |
Conclusion | That's fake news! | |
7.) | Premise 1 | President Trump had the power to call off the mob |
Premise 2 | President Trump didn't call off the mob | |
Conclusion | Marco Rubio is being deliberately obtuse about what to conclude here | |
6.) | Premise 1 | Smoking cigarettes may cause cancer |
Premise 2 | Miley Cyrus smokes cigarettes | |
Conclusion | Miley Cyrus may contract Josh Hawley...er, cancer | |
5.) | Premise 1 | Ted Cruz graduated from Harvard Law School |
Premise 2 | Harvard is an excellent school | |
Conclusion | This item intentionally left blank | |
4.) | Premise 1 | You by the phone |
Premise 2 | You all alone | |
Conclusion | It's a long way back to Germany | |
3.) | Premise 1 | Let him have Austria, then he'll be satisfied |
Premise 2 | Let him have Czechoslovakia, then he'll be satisfied | |
Conclusion | Whatever happens next, you helped facilitate | |
2.) | Premise 1 | Every senator is eligible to vote whether to convict or acquit Donald Trump |
Premise 2 | Some idiots are senators | |
Conclusion | Some idiots are eligible to vote whether to convict or acquit Donald Trump | |
1.) | Premise 1 | If there is someone at the door, the dog will bark |
Premise 2 | The dog didn't bark | |
Conclusion | Donald Trump should be acquitted |
Posted October 17, 2022; Written February 13, 2021
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