2.04 Quiz Reasoning 3

Question: Which answers are examples of deductive reasoning?

Select each correct answer.

Answer:

Question:

Answer: If a polygon was reflected across a line , then the image and pre-image are congruent.

Question: Which statement about this argument is true?

Argument:

If today is Saturday, then there is no school.

Today is Saturday.

There is no school.

Answer: The argument is valid by the Law of Detachment.

Question: Which answers are examples of the Law of Syllogism?

Select each correct answer.

Answer:

Question: Which answers are examples of the Law of Detachment?

Select each correct answer.

Answer: Jonathan’s cars are all white. Sarah is driving one of Jonathan’s cars. Therefore, Sarah is driving a white car.

AND

If two angles are vertical angles, then they have the same measure. Angle A and angle B are vertical angles. So, the measure of angle A is equal to the measure of angle B.