49  Week 10 β€” [Title TBD]

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Dr. Montaque Reynolds

Stetson University

49.1 Session Prep: Monday

Opening move: [Describe how you plan to open the session.]

Key tension to surface: [What is the central philosophical tension for this session?]

Likely sticking point: [What do students usually find difficult? How will you address it?]

Time allocation (75 min):

  • 10 min: [Activity]
  • 20 min: [Activity]
  • 20 min: [Discussion]
  • 15 min: [Activity]
  • 10 min: [Wrap-up and preview]

49.1.1 Discussion Questions β€” Monday

  1. Show that the following questions are well formed formulas.

    1. ((P \(\land\) P) \(\lor\) R)
    2. (\(\neg\)(R \(\land\) S) \(\lor\) \(\neg\) Q)

  2. Translate the following into formal syntax. Be sure to provide an interpretation scheme for each.

    1. Fred is a rocket scientist, but he knows no logic.
    2. Fred’s a fool, yet he’s a rocket scientist who knows some logic.

  3. Use a truth table to determine whether the following wff is valid.

    1. ((R \(\lor\) \(\neg\) Q) \(\land\) (Q \(\lor\) P))

  4. Use a truth tree to determine whether the following wff is valid.

    1. \(\neg\)(P \(\lor\) ((Q \(\land\) \(\neg\)P) \(\lor\) R))

  5. Where necessary, insert quotation marks into the following in accord with the strict convention for quotation, to make the resulting sentences come out true.

    1. Sappho is the name of a Greek poet.
    2. This is not a verb, but is is.

  6. Give truth tables for the following wffs of a PL language – i.e. calculate the value of the wff for every assignment of values to the atoms. Use the usual shortcuts, i.e. if a conjunct is false, ignore the other conjunct, as you know the conjunction must be false; if a disjunct is true, ignore the other disjunct, as you know the disjunction must be true; etc. (It is horribly easy to make slips in examples like these. Don’t worry too much if you make little errors as long as you understand the ideas in play here. And let me know if I’ve made a slip!)

    1. ((R \(\lor\) Q) \(\lor\) \(\neg\)P)
    2. (((P \(\lor\) \(\neg\) Q) \(\land\) (Q \(\lor\) R)) \(\lor\) \(\neg\) \(\neg\)(Q \(\lor\) \(\neg\)R))

49.2 Session Prep: Wednesday

Goal for this session: [What should students leave understanding?]

The key move: [What is the central argument or idea to develop?]

Time allocation (75 min):

  • 5 min: Recap Monday
  • 25 min: [Activity]
  • 20 min: Discussion
  • 15 min: [Activity]
  • 10 min: Assign next week’s readings

Weekly Reflection prompt (write on board): β€œ[Weekly reflection prompt for this week]”

49.2.1 Discussion Questions β€” Wednesday

  1. [Discussion question 1]

  2. [Discussion question 2]

  3. [Discussion question 3]

NoteWeekly Reflection 10

[Weekly reflection prompt goes here.]

49.3 DND Notes β€” Week 10

[DND session prep notes if applicable. Otherwise delete this section.]