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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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1. 1 [Rene smokes,] So, 2 [he is damaging his
lungs].
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1[Man is rational.] 2 [ Pedro is a man.] Hence 3
[Pedro is rational.]
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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. ]
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1 [Mary is a student with high sense of
responsibility.] 2 [ She has good study habits.]
3 [Mary is a model student.]
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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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1 [The contamination of underground aquifers representsa 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.]
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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?]
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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 musicaltraining.
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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1. 1 [Baroque composers wrote intricate musicalpieces.] 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. ]
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1. 1 [Patricia is very beautiful.] So, 2 [she is
attractive.] 3 [ She is a Taipans daughter.] So,
4 [she must be rich.]
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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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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 socialwell 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.]