If Computers Can Play Chess, Then They Can Think

question 288

Multiple Choice

If computers can play chess, then they can think. But computers cannot think. Thus, computers cannot play chess.

• A) Disjunctive syllogism.
• B) Invalid.
• C) Denying the antecedent.
• D) Affirming the consequent.
• E) Modus tollens.

Acknowledge the estimated number of languages existing today and historical language diversity.

Understand the focus of twentieth-century linguistics studies on language theories and principles.

Comprehend the structure and systems of communication in languages including grammar, syntax, and phonology.

Recognize the strengths and applications of descriptive linguistics.

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