Reconstruct the Following as a Standard-Form Syllogism; Then, Determine Whether

question 45

Essay

Reconstruct the following as a standard-form syllogism; then, determine whether it is valid using either a Venn diagram or the rules of the syllogism.
"Not necessarily, Mr. Dalgliesh. Suppose it's a double bluff. Suppose he's saying in effect, 'Look, I can prove I knew the Whistler was dead. Whoever killed Hilary Robarts didn't know. So why aren't you looking for someone who hadn't been told that the Whistler's body had been found?'" -P.
D.James, Devices and Desires

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

An educational method where behaviors are learned by observing and replicating other people's actions.

Imitating

The action of copying or mimicking the behaviors, actions, or sounds of others.

Radical Behaviourism

A school of psychology that emphasizes the study of observable behavior and the role of the environment as a determinant of behavior.

Mechanistic

Pertaining to the theory or approach that interprets the functioning of a complex system as if it were a machine or as being governed by predictable and explainable processes.