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		<title>By: David</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-7652</link>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mary, if the only one you missed was the last one then you win 100%... lol


He got number 15 wrong... spoiler below!

Arm-Chair-Guy says this:
Answer 15.
a) Water is a molecule composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
b) Every observation or examination by microscope has confirmed this.

Conclusion
Therefore we can predict that every future examination of water will reveal the same chemical composition.

Invalid. The syllogism itself is invalid and can only be considered as a strong inductive argument and not deductive. It is the &#039;we can predict&#039; part of the conclusion which comes from nowhere, so the argument is not strictly formal. There is an ongoing debate within philosophical circles as to whether water must conform to the molecule H2O. Some argue that it is logically possible for a substance to appear exactly as water and yet still be of a different chemical composition.



I say this:

Whatever!  The conclusion is proven true by contradiction.  If some future observation shows a water molecule that is not H2O then premise A is wrong, but premise A is never wrong for the purposes of deciding if the conclusion is valid.  QED</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mary, if the only one you missed was the last one then you win 100%&#8230; lol</p>
<p>He got number 15 wrong&#8230; spoiler below!</p>
<p>Arm-Chair-Guy says this:<br />
Answer 15.<br />
a) Water is a molecule composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.<br />
b) Every observation or examination by microscope has confirmed this.</p>
<p>Conclusion<br />
Therefore we can predict that every future examination of water will reveal the same chemical composition.</p>
<p>Invalid. The syllogism itself is invalid and can only be considered as a strong inductive argument and not deductive. It is the &#8216;we can predict&#8217; part of the conclusion which comes from nowhere, so the argument is not strictly formal. There is an ongoing debate within philosophical circles as to whether water must conform to the molecule H2O. Some argue that it is logically possible for a substance to appear exactly as water and yet still be of a different chemical composition.</p>
<p>I say this:</p>
<p>Whatever!  The conclusion is proven true by contradiction.  If some future observation shows a water molecule that is not H2O then premise A is wrong, but premise A is never wrong for the purposes of deciding if the conclusion is valid.  QED</p>
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		<title>By: Mary</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-802</link>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>93%. I knew I was logical.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>93%. I knew I was logical.</p>
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		<title>By: Gavin</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-250</link>
		<dc:creator>Gavin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>87%... got the last two wrong :(

I think the brain starts to fry after a while :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>87%&#8230; got the last two wrong :(</p>
<p>I think the brain starts to fry after a while :)</p>
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		<title>By: Anghild</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-94</link>
		<dc:creator>Anghild</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Only got the &quot;Murder&quot; one wrong. Based on the arguments posted, and only considering those, it should be &quot;Valid&quot;, but alas.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Only got the &#8220;Murder&#8221; one wrong. Based on the arguments posted, and only considering those, it should be &#8220;Valid&#8221;, but alas.</p>
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		<title>By: DazzyFaye</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-76</link>
		<dc:creator>DazzyFaye</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>93%! That was quite fun. Cool find Prawn</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>93%! That was quite fun. Cool find Prawn</p>
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		<title>By: Itachi</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-75</link>
		<dc:creator>Itachi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ah I got 9 right. 80%  :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ah I got 9 right. 80%  :)</p>
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		<title>By: MAVADO</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-74</link>
		<dc:creator>MAVADO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>80% Baby!!! Got question 2, 12 &amp; 14 wrong. Got me thinking for a good 2 minutes for some of the questions before I could lock it in.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>80% Baby!!! Got question 2, 12 &amp; 14 wrong. Got me thinking for a good 2 minutes for some of the questions before I could lock it in.</p>
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		<title>By: Valante</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-73</link>
		<dc:creator>Valante</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Lol, I got 40% :o</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lol, I got 40% :o</p>
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		<title>By: LiNk$</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-69</link>
		<dc:creator>LiNk$</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Geez am I stupid or something? hahaha
Look at all these high scores... you okes rock man!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Geez am I stupid or something? hahaha<br />
Look at all these high scores&#8230; you okes rock man!</p>
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		<title>By: Lucy Furr</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-68</link>
		<dc:creator>Lucy Furr</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nice efforts chaps. I got 82% which truly surprised me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice efforts chaps. I got 82% which truly surprised me.</p>
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		<title>By: Lemon</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-66</link>
		<dc:creator>Lemon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I got 12 right....80%....gaming hasn&#039;t fried my brain just yet...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got 12 right&#8230;.80%&#8230;.gaming hasn&#8217;t fried my brain just yet&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: hilt_ctn</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-65</link>
		<dc:creator>hilt_ctn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>11...73%</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>11&#8230;73%</p>
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		<title>By: M3mPh1z</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-64</link>
		<dc:creator>M3mPh1z</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>woohoo 87% :D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>woohoo 87% :D</p>
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		<title>By: prawn1</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-63</link>
		<dc:creator>prawn1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s not as easy as one would think. Don&#039;t worry though, I put the &quot;Lo&quot; in Logic ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s not as easy as one would think. Don&#8217;t worry though, I put the &#8220;Lo&#8221; in Logic ;)</p>
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		<title>By: LiNk$</title>
		<link>http://www.onelargeprawn.co.za/2009/01/09/arm-chair-logic-take-the-test/comment-page-1/#comment-62</link>
		<dc:creator>LiNk$</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh bummer, and here I thought I was logical... I scored 33% LOL</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh bummer, and here I thought I was logical&#8230; I scored 33% LOL</p>
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