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Exercise 4

Avg difficulty 2.5

Rewrite each of the following arguments in their “premise, premise, conclusion” form, and determine whether the argument is inductive or deductive. If the argument is inductive, determine its strength. If the argument is deductive, use sets to illustrate and determine the validity of the argument, and state whether the argument is valid and whether it is sound.

Every day for the last year, a plane flew over my house at 2 pm. Therefore, a plane will always fly over my house at 2pm.

Lee et al., Math in Society, §1.7 Describing and Critiquing Arguments, Exercise 4

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