Determine Whether the Following Is Valid or Invalid

question 88

Short Answer

Determine whether the following is valid or invalid:
If she can play the tuba, then she can darn well play the baritone. And if she can play the baritone, then she can play the French horn. We can conclude that as she can play the tuba, she can play the French horn.

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Definitions:

Animals

Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia that possess mobility at some point in their life cycle and consume organic material.

Obedience

A form of social influence where an individual acts in response to a direct order from another person, usually an authority figure.

Zimbardo

Philip Zimbardo, a psychologist known for his research on social psychology, including the Stanford prison experiment.

Milgram

Refers to Stanley Milgram, a psychologist known for his research on obedience, demonstrating how people are willing to follow authority figures' orders even to the point of harming others.