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Exercises 1. Rene smokes, So, he is damaging his lungs. 2. Man is rational. Pedro is a man. Hence Pedro is rational 3. Carlos drinks too much expensive liquors. So Carlos is spending too much for his vice. So Carlos is ruining his health. 4. Mary is a student with high sense of responsibility. She has good study habits. Mary is a model student

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Exercises 1. 1 [Rene smokes,] So, 2 [he is damaging his lungs]. 1

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Exercises 1[Man is rational.] 2 [ Pedro is a man.] Hence 3 [Pedro is rational.] 1 2

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Exercises 1. 1 [Carlos drinks too much expensive liquors.] 2 So [ Carlos is spending too much for his vice.] So 3 [Carlos is ruining his health. ] 1 2 3

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Exercises 1 [Mary is a student with high sense of responsibility.] 2 [ She has good study habits.] 3 [Mary is a model student.] 1 2

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Exercises 1. The contamination of underground aquifers represents a pollution problem of catastrophic proportion. Half the nations drinking water, which comes from these aquifers, is being poisoned by chemical wastes dumped into the soil for generations. 2. The more you study the more you learn. The more you learn, the more you know. The more you know, the more you forget. The more you forget, the less you know. The less you know, the less you learn. So, why study?

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Exercises 1 [The contamination of underground aquifers represents a pollution problem of catastrophic proportions.] 2 [ Half the nations drinking water, which comes from these aquifers, is being poisoned by chemical wastes dumped into the soil for generations.] 2

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Exercises 1. 1 [The more you study the more you learn.] 2 [ The more you learn, the more you know.] 3 [ The more you know, the more you forget.] 4 [ The more you forget, the less you know. ] 5 [The less you know, the less you learn.] So, 6 [why study?] 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Exercises 1. Baroque composers wrote intricate musical pieces. Handel is a Baroque composer. So, he must have written intricate musical pieces. Composers who can write intricate musical pieces have had intense musical training. So, Handel must have had an intense musical training. 2. Patricia is very beautiful. So, she is attractive. She is a Taipans daughter. So, she must be rich. 3. All dedicated public servants are both admirable and exemplary citizens. Mr. Cruz is a dedicated public servant. Thus, he is an admirable citizen. Thus he is an exemplary citizen as well.

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Exercises 1. 1 [Baroque composers wrote intricate musical pieces.] 2 [ Handel is a Baroque composer.] So, 3 [he must have written intricate musical pieces.] 4 [Composers who can write intricate musical pieces have had intense musical training.] So, 5 [Handel must have had an intense musical training. ] 1 3 2 4

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Exercises 1. 1 [Patricia is very beautiful.] So, 2 [she is attractive.] 3 [ She is a Taipans daughter.] So, 4 [she must be rich.] 1 2 3

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Exercises 1. 1 [All dedicated public servants are both admirable and exemplary citizens.] 2 [Mr. Cruz is a dedicated public servant.] Thus, 3 [he is an admirable citizen.] Thus 4 [he is an exemplary citizen as well. ]

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Exercises 1. Excessive alcohol intake causes several bodily organs to malfunction. It is also known to adversely affect human behavior. So it is not good for our physical and social well being. Moreover, excessive alcohol intake constitutes unnecessary expenditures. So it is not a very good idea to start with.

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1. 1 [Excessive alcohol intake causes several bodily organs to malfunction.] 2 [ It is also known to adversely affect human behavior.] So 3 [ it is not good for our physical and social well being.] 4 [ Moreover, excessive alcohol intake constitutes unnecessary expenditures.] So 5 [ it is not a very good idea to start with.]