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Contradiction humanities course, Assignments of Humanities

This is the contradictions assignment for a humanities class.

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2021/2022

Available from 03/21/2022

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Contradictions
Identify a contradiction by symbolizing the premises of an argument found in a newspaper or
magazine. You may use the Internet, the library, or a supermarket tabloid (e.g.,The National
Enquirer) to access or obtain the newspaper or magazine. Use the valid deductive argument
forms you learned in Module 1 as rules to try to derive the contradiction inherent in the
argument. You need to provideONEsuch example and symbolize the premises of the
corresponding argument you found. (Use the sale manager's argument in Part I of the Key Points
of Module 2 as an example of how to set up and do this exercise.)
Contradicting cartoons and comics. (n.d.). Retrieved January 11,2022 from
http://children-tell_the_truth-truthful-honesty-lies-liar-rde3048_low.jpg
The premise in the argument above are implied.
1. You want to tell the truth.
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Contradictions Identify a contradiction by symbolizing the premises of an argument found in a newspaper or magazine. You may use the Internet, the library, or a supermarket tabloid (e.g., The National Enquirer ) to access or obtain the newspaper or magazine. Use the valid deductive argument forms you learned in Module 1 as rules to try to derive the contradiction inherent in the argument. You need to provide ONE such example and symbolize the premises of the corresponding argument you found. (Use the sale manager's argument in Part I of the Key Points of Module 2 as an example of how to set up and do this exercise.) Contradicting cartoons and comics. (n.d.). Retrieved January 11,2022 from http://children-tell_the_truth-truthful-honesty-lies-liar-rde3048_low.jpg The premise in the argument above are implied.

1. You want to tell the truth.

**2. If you want to tell the truth, then you (may)have to lie

  1. If you have to lie, they you are being deceitful
  2. You cannot be deceitful.
  3. If you are being deceitful, then people will not trust you**

6. THUS, you can be deceitful AND you cannot be deceitful (You can tell the truth or you cannot tell the truth). Let the following uppercase letters (statement indicators) stand for the statements of this argument:

  1. T substitutes You want to tell the truth.
  2. L substitutes You (may) have to lie.
  3. D substitutes You are being deceitful.
  4. P substitutes People will not trust you. The symbolized argument is as follows
  5. T …………………………………………….A True Premise
  6. TL ………………………………………A True Premise
  7. LD ……………………………………….A True Premise
  8. ~ D ………………………………………….A True Premise
  9. DP …………………………………….A True Premise

  1. THUS, D&~D ……………………………A False Statement In your own words, explain the law of noncontradiction , and, by using the contradiction you found above as an example, tell why it is important. To me the law of noncontradiction states that it is impossible if it is true and note true at the same time. The law of noncontradiction is important because if it did not exist, “there would be no way to distinguish one thought or sentence from another” (Theodore, 2014, p. 17). The law of noncontradiction proves that the contraction I found is a false statement. You cannot be deceitful and not deceitful at the same time.