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nce OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM
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1. Which sentence is a non-proposition?
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- If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window
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- The earth is the third planet from the sun.
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- Where are the keys to my car?
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- Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.: Where are the keys to my c
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ar?
2. Did the company really close that deal? It has had a great year. Where is the
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president right now? Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
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In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition?
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- Where is the president right now?
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- Did the company really close that deal?
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- Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
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- It has had a great year.: It has had a great year.
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,3. Propositions: Statements that can be true or false. m m m m m m m
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hey do not make a claim that can be true or false.
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5. Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
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- Birthday parties can be really fun.
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- The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
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- Too many employees are used to high-
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stress work environments in the United States.
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- Why did the monkey escape, and who is responsible?: The cat ate the food, bu
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t did not like it.
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6. If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new one
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or will not be able to keep up productivity.
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Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above into the si
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mple propositions?
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- If the computer is not fixed, then the company needs to buy a new one. The c
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ompany will not be able to keep up productivity.
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- The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The c
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,ompany will not be able to keep up productivity.
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- The computer is not fixed. The company either needs to buy a new one or will
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not be able to keep up productivity.
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- The company does not have enough computers.: The computer is not fixed.
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, The company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not be able to keep up
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productivity.
7. Simple propositions: Simple propositions have no internal logical structure, mea
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ning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether part of them is true
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or false. They are simply true or false on their own.
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8. Complex propositions: Complex propositions have internal logical structure, me
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aning they are composed of simple propositions. Whether they are true or false dep
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ends on whether their parts are true or false.
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9. If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on
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time. How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness? N
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obody likes a 7 a.m. start time, but it was in the job description. We should re
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mind the new employee how important this is.
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Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
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- The new employee wants to succeed.
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- How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
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- The employees look out for each other.
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- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on ti
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me.: The new employee wants to succeed.
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m m m mm m m
nce OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM
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1. Which sentence is a non-proposition?
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- If the burglar did not go out the front door, they must have gone out a window
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- The earth is the third planet from the sun.
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- Where are the keys to my car?
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- Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.: Where are the keys to my c
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ar?
2. Did the company really close that deal? It has had a great year. Where is the
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president right now? Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
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In the above paragraph, which sentence expresses a proposition?
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- Where is the president right now?
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- Did the company really close that deal?
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- Let's go ask whether the deal was closed.
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- It has had a great year.: It has had a great year.
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,3. Propositions: Statements that can be true or false. m m m m m m m
4. Non-
propositions: Sentences that are not statements about matters of fact (or fiction). T
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hey do not make a claim that can be true or false.
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5. Which sentence expresses a complex proposition?
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- Birthday parties can be really fun.
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- The cat ate the food, but did not like it.
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- Too many employees are used to high-
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stress work environments in the United States.
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- Why did the monkey escape, and who is responsible?: The cat ate the food, bu
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t did not like it.
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6. If the computer is not fixed, then the company either needs to buy a new one
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or will not be able to keep up productivity.
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Which of the following breaks down the complex proposition above into the si
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mple propositions?
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- If the computer is not fixed, then the company needs to buy a new one. The c
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ompany will not be able to keep up productivity.
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- The computer is not fixed. The company needs to buy a new computer. The c
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,ompany will not be able to keep up productivity.
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- The computer is not fixed. The company either needs to buy a new one or will
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not be able to keep up productivity.
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- The company does not have enough computers.: The computer is not fixed.
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, The company needs to buy a new computer. The company will not be able to keep up
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productivity.
7. Simple propositions: Simple propositions have no internal logical structure, mea
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ning whether they are true or false does not depend on whether part of them is true
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or false. They are simply true or false on their own.
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8. Complex propositions: Complex propositions have internal logical structure, me
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aning they are composed of simple propositions. Whether they are true or false dep
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ends on whether their parts are true or false.
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9. If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on
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time. How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness? N
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obody likes a 7 a.m. start time, but it was in the job description. We should re
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mind the new employee how important this is.
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Which is a simple proposition that is expressed in the above paragraph?
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- The new employee wants to succeed.
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- How many times have we heard the manager complain about tardiness?
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- The employees look out for each other.
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- If the new employee wants to succeed, then they need to show up on ti
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me.: The new employee wants to succeed.
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