This exercise will help you become more proficient at recognizing, translating, and evaluating

if

and

and

statements. In this assignment, find two examples for the exercise; translate the claims of the example into symbolic form; identify an

if

or an

and

statement; then assess it.

Note:

Translation and assessment are tools we use to categorize statements. Therefore, you will not be penalized if, through translation and assessment, you learn a statement that appeared to be an

if

or an

and

statement is a statement of another type.

The completed assignment must contain the original claims, your translation of the claims into logical form, and your assessment of the statement in logical form. The original examples should be three to five sentences in length.

Your assessment should include answers to the following questions:

• Is the set of claims an argument?
• Is the original claim (when translated) an
  
  if . . . then
  
  or
  
  and
  
  statement?
• Did the translation of the original claims reveal the statement was a different kind of statement than you originally believed?

You must cite the source of information you use in your argument appropriately. Apply current APA standards for editorial style, expression of ideas, and format of text, citations, and references.