VALIDITY OF AN ARGUMENT (MATH IN THE MODERN WORLD) - Tagalog Tutorial

Summary

This video lesson focuses on evaluating the validity of logical arguments using truth tables. The instructor explains how to determine if an argument's conclusion is valid by examining the truth values of premises. Examples are provided, including arguments with 'if P then Q' and their negations. The lesson clarifies that a valid argument is one where the conclusion is always true when the premises are true, using the concept of tautology. The video also includes practice exercises for viewers to test their understanding of argument validity.

Takeaways

• 📘 The video discusses the validity of an argument in symbolic form.
• 🔍 It focuses on determining whether a given argument's conclusion is valid or invalid.
• ✍️ Example 1 uses the symbolic form: 'If P then Q and P, therefore Q', which is analyzed for validity.
• ✅ Truth tables are used to evaluate if the premises and conclusions hold true or false.
• 🔗 In this case, when both premises are true, the conclusion is also true, confirming the argument is valid.
• ⚠️ Example 2 is another argument: 'If P then Q and Q, therefore P', which is found to be invalid.
• 🔄 The video continues with different examples to test various logical structures using truth tables.
• 📉 Example 3, involving 'If R then S and not S, therefore R', is analyzed and found to be invalid.
• ❌ The final example also involves negation ('If M then not K and not M, therefore K'), which is evaluated as invalid.
• 📝 The video ends with a practice exercise for viewers to test the validity of an argument, encouraging engagement through comments.

Q & A

What is the main topic discussed in the video?

The main topic discussed in the video is the validity of an argument in logic, with a focus on determining whether the conclusion of an argument is valid or invalid using truth tables.

What is the symbolic form of the first argument example provided?

The symbolic form of the first argument is: If P then Q, and P, therefore Q.

How is the validity of the first argument determined?

The validity of the first argument is determined using a truth table. If both premises are true, then the conclusion must be true, making the argument valid.

What is the conclusion of the first argument example?

The conclusion of the first argument example is that the argument is valid.

What is the structure of the second argument discussed?

The structure of the second argument is: If P then Q, and Q, therefore P.

Is the second argument valid or invalid, and why?

The second argument is invalid because the truth table does not result in a tautology, meaning the conclusion is not necessarily true.

What is the symbolic form of the third argument example?

The symbolic form of the third argument is: If R then S, and not S, therefore not R.

Why is the third argument considered invalid?

The third argument is considered invalid because the truth table does not produce consistent true outcomes across all interpretations, meaning the conclusion is not guaranteed.

How is the fourth argument structured in symbolic form?

The fourth argument is structured as: If M then not K, and not M, therefore K.

What is the conclusion for the fourth argument example?

The conclusion for the fourth argument example is that the argument is invalid, based on the truth table analysis.

Outlines

00:00

📊 Understanding Argument Validity in Symbolic Logic

In this section, the speaker introduces the lesson on argument validity in symbolic form, continuing from the previous video. They explain the focus will be on determining if conclusions of arguments are valid or invalid. The first example, 'If P, then Q' and 'P, therefore Q', is discussed using truth tables. The explanation shows how to determine whether the conclusion is valid by checking different truth values for P and Q, ultimately concluding that the argument is valid based on truth table analysis.

05:03

🧠 Validity of Arguments Through Truth Tables

This paragraph continues the discussion on argument validity. The speaker further elaborates on truth tables, testing combinations of truth values for premises and conclusions. They explain tautology, which is a statement true under all interpretations. For this argument, 'If P, then Q' and 'P, therefore Q' is again shown to be a valid argument. A second example is introduced, where 'If P, then Q' and 'Q, therefore P' is examined, and the truth table is set up to determine the argument's validity.

10:04

❌ Analyzing an Invalid Argument

The speaker analyzes a second example using the symbolic form 'If P, then Q' and 'Q, therefore P.' The truth table shows different truth values for P and Q. After thorough analysis, the speaker concludes that the argument is invalid because it does not meet the criteria for tautology. The explanation highlights how the premises and conclusion fail to align consistently, leading to the argument being considered invalid.

15:07

🌀 Exploring Another Invalid Argument

In this example, the speaker introduces an argument in symbolic form: 'If R, then S' and 'Not S, therefore R.' The argument is analyzed using truth tables with specific emphasis on the negation of S. The speaker demonstrates how negations work in truth tables and how the given premises and conclusion interact. The analysis leads to the conclusion that this argument is also invalid, with explanations rooted in the lack of tautology.

20:14

🔄 Determining Validity in Complex Arguments

Here, the speaker presents a new argument in symbolic form: 'If M, then not K' and 'Not M, therefore K.' Truth tables are used to explore different truth values for M and K. The speaker carefully explains how to apply conjunctions and negations in the truth table analysis. Ultimately, the conclusion is that this argument is invalid. The speaker ends by encouraging viewers to practice determining the validity of arguments and leave their thoughts in the comments.

Keywords

💡Validity

Validity refers to whether an argument's conclusion logically follows from its premises. In the video, the validity of an argument is tested by using truth tables to determine if the conclusion holds true when the premises are true. For example, in 'if P then Q and P, therefore Q,' the argument is found valid because the conclusion follows logically.

💡Truth Table

A truth table is a tool used to determine the truth value of logical expressions based on all possible truth values of their components. In the video, truth tables are constructed to test the validity of arguments like 'if P then Q,' by checking all possible truth combinations of P and Q.

💡Premises

Premises are statements or propositions that provide the basis for a conclusion in an argument. In the video, premises such as 'if P then Q' and 'P' are analyzed using truth tables to determine whether they lead to a valid conclusion.

💡Conclusion

A conclusion is the final statement in an argument that is inferred from the premises. The video focuses on testing whether conclusions, such as 'therefore Q,' logically follow from given premises by analyzing the structure of the argument using truth tables.

💡If-Then Statement

An 'if-then' statement (also known as a conditional statement) expresses a logical relationship between two propositions, where if the first proposition (P) is true, then the second proposition (Q) must also be true. The video demonstrates how to test the validity of these statements using truth tables.

💡Tautology

A tautology is a statement that is always true, regardless of the truth values of its components. In the video, arguments are sometimes tested for tautology to check if they are true under all possible circumstances, which would make the argument valid.

💡Invalid Argument

An invalid argument is one where the conclusion does not logically follow from the premises, even if the premises are true. In the video, the argument 'if P then Q and Q, therefore P' is shown to be invalid using a truth table, as the conclusion does not hold in all cases.

💡Negation

Negation is the logical operation that takes a proposition and inverts its truth value. In the video, negation is used in arguments like 'if R then S and not S, therefore R,' where 'not S' means that S is false, and this affects the truth table analysis.

💡Conjunction

Conjunction refers to a logical operation where two propositions are combined, and the result is true only if both propositions are true. In the video, conjunctions are used in arguments such as 'if P and Q,' and their validity is tested through truth tables.

💡Symbolic Logic

Symbolic logic is a formal system used to represent logical expressions with symbols like 'P,' 'Q,' and logical operators such as 'if-then' or 'and.' The video discusses how arguments are represented in symbolic form and how truth tables are used to evaluate them.

Highlights

Introduction to argument validity and determining if an argument is valid or invalid.

Explanation of the symbolic form of arguments and using truth tables to verify validity.

Example 1: If P then Q and P, therefore Q—valid argument based on truth table results.

Explanation of truth table for 'if-then' statements with combinations of true and false premises.

Clarification that if both premises in an 'if-then' statement are false, the result is still true.

Detailed walk-through of evaluating symbolic logic and the conjunction of propositions.

Example 2: If P then Q and Q, therefore P—determined to be an invalid argument based on truth table results.

Introduction to the concept of tautology—a statement that is true under any interpretation.

Example 3: If R then S, and not S, therefore R—an invalid argument as demonstrated by the truth table.

Explanation of negation and its role in the evaluation of logical propositions.

Example 4: If M then not K, and not M, therefore K—invalid argument as shown through the truth table.

Use of conjunction and negation in complex logical evaluations.

Step-by-step guide to constructing and interpreting truth tables for various symbolic arguments.

Conclusion on the importance of truth tables in verifying the validity of arguments.

Practice exercise provided to allow viewers to determine the validity of an argument using truth tables.

Transcripts

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good day everyone Welcome to our new

video Lesson in mathematics and the

modern world for this video we will

discuss the validity of an argument

last video

in our last video Lesson we've discussed

about the argument in symbolic form so

for this video we will have the

conclusion we will determine if the

conclusion of an argument is valid or

invalid

okay so arguments validity so example

number one you have our argument so if P

then q and P therefore Q so in symbolic

form that will be written as if P then q

and P therefore Q

so we will just determine if the given

argument is valid or invalid

okay

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in our if then through table so if both

are true if both of the premises are

true so the conclusion is true then if p

is through p is false the conclusion is

false then if p is false Q is true the

conclusion is true if both are false so

that is true so um

automatically the if then is false and

then that is

and second truth tables

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proposition automatically

an acting conjunction is f or false

both propositions are true

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argument if the argument is valid or not

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argument if P then q and P therefore Q

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false then Q is true we have here true

if both proposition are false or if then

proposition is true

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represented by the third column which is

if P then Q so don't write it again

and then the conjunction they have the

conjunction symbols

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okay so let's check songs

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so when I throw in through so we have

true I false and true so we have false

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and false we have foreign

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so the resulting conclusions are are all

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so tautology is a statement that is

necessarily true under any

interpretations

we will consider the argument to be

valid so the argument is valid

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the argument will be invalid but for

this example valid argument

so um example number one attend which is

if P then q and P therefore Q is a valid

argument

for example number two so let's have the

symbolic form of the given argument so

if P then q and Q therefore

example number one so I thought and Q

therefore P so we will determine if the

given argument is valid or not and to

answer this example so again we need to

have our truth table so

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therefore

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given p and Q to be true or false

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true so we have here

so that will be

true then false and false at the false

and false nothing and that will be true

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then for the if P then q and Q so if P

then can nothing happens from the third

column

then I'm adding NQ will be taken from

the Q column

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if P then Q will be represented by the

first column in our conjunction through

table and our Q will be the second

proposition under our two table then we

have the resulting uh conclusion we have

if P then q and Q

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starting given uh propositions

automatically and so through and through

we have true false and false we have

false through and through we have true

and false we have false also

for p

they are adding if statement will be

taken from the fourth column so that

will be if P then q and Q

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then through table will be represented

by if P then q and Q

then you're adding then statement which

is p

so will be taken from the Pico Loom so

I'm adding if P then Q will be our

conclusion so we have through and

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table through and through so the answer

is true

false and through things are through

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through also then through n false

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if P then q and Q times p

so true and false so we have true false

so we have very false and then false and

false so we have F and F we have here

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resulting conclusion is not a topology a

second consistent in the international

if that will be the case our argument

will be invalid so the argument is

invalid

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considered to be invalid

okay so example number two

answers so arguments validity so the

argument is invalid

so if P then q and Q are four p

example number three so we have here

our argument so if R then s

and not s therefore R so

negation symbol so symbolic form is

and not s

therefore are

so we will test the validity of this

given argument

okay so again so I think um

so we have the volume of R the column of

s column of f are then s

then we have the column of if R then if

and not s therefore are

and so I'm adding first reference will

be the if then truth table so I'm adding

letter P dito will be our letter r

adding letter Q will be our letter s

P then Q will be if R then f

so we have through through so we have

here true true and false we have here

false false through we have through

false false we have through based on our

little table

and then for the next column young

will be in reference with the trade

column

if r

then s

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represented by not s

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false

true or false

if our s is false then at s will be true

if our s is true

the negation is false then from false it

will become true

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for the negation of a so young adding

letter Q will be represented by not if

correct conjunctions

automatically Falls

number one

conjunction number two conjunction and

the third conjunction will all be false

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then for the last column

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then s and not s so will be referred to

the fourth column is

so it should be in order

okay then an adding letter R so will be

taken from the r column

so I'm adding letter Q will be our

letter r you know adding letter P so

will be the fourth column so if R then s

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conclusion if Arden is and not s

therefore are

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your number two falls through them

number one falls through your number two

false and true but nothing falls through

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false false some false false I through

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true false so having true false

so if that is true false

the if then conclusion will be false so

again the answer is not a tautology

because marathon is unfortunatic so the

argument will be invalid so the argument

is invalid

example number four we have if M then

not K and not M therefore k

so

example number three Melody m

so they will be the negation of the

original

proposition K and M

so I know

truth is

so if M then that case if then statement

so I'm adding letter P will be

represented by m or adding letter Q will

be presented by not K Peru column

so it is true

nothing will be taken from this column

so I'm adding if P then Q will be

represented by if M then not k

okay so now we have true and false so

you're adding m a true or nothing not k

a false so true and false you have a

conclusion of false

then through and through so my camera

through entry we have here true false

and false so you know false and for

sensible back so we have true also then

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through internet law so Falls in through

the answer is true so when applying some

false pass

okay and then for our fourth column if M

then not K and not m

so we will make use of the conjunction

through people as a conjunctions type of

proposition here

so we have here if M then not a so it

will be

it will replace letter P then you know I

think you will be replaced by not m

so if

M then not K so it will be taken from

the third column then you'll notice

so that will be the negation of the

original M column so true true that will

be false false false false it will be

true through

then you're adding p and Q will be

if M then not K and not M so if

so false false uh answering app and I

false true false so that will be false

also through through that will be true

and true true that will be true

and for the conclusion now for the last

columns

if then table if then truth table so

young adding letter P will be

represented by if M then not K and not m

then I think T will be represented by K

okay if M then not K and not M then

adding K foreign

so we have here if M then not K and not

M therefore K is invalid

and then for the practice exercise

regarding the topic arguments validity

so we will have example number five

practice problems you will determine if

the argument is valid or invalid

and then

comment if the argument is valid or not

in our comment box

and that will be all for this video

Lesson so see you on the next video have

a nice day