Identify the premises and conclusion in the following argume
Identify the premises and conclusion in the following arguments. Then put the arguments into standard form.
Bill is going to be able to tell the difference between disagreement and critical reasoning. He is going to read the lecture, and anyone who reads the lecture is going to be able to tell the difference between disagreement and critical reasoning.
Students will not become interested in learning for its own sake. Universities will become more vocationally oriented. Either students will become more interested in learning for its own sake or universities will become more vocationally oriented.
Solution
( 1 ) The premises are given by
Anyone who reads the lecture is going to be able to tell the difference between disagreement and critical reasoning.
Bill is going to read the lecture.
The conclusion is given by
Bill is going to be able to tell the difference between disagreement and critical reasoning.
The standard form. of the arguent is
Anyone who reads the lecture is going to be able to tell the difference between disagreement and critical reasoning.
Bill is going to read the lecture.
Therefore,Bill is going to be able to tell the difference between disagreement and critical reasoning.
(2) The premises are given by
Students will not become interested in learning for its own sake.
Either students will become more interested in learning for its own sake or universities will become more vocationally oriented.
The conclusion is given by
Universities will become more vocationally oriented.
The standard form. of the arguent is
Students will not become interested in learning for its own sake.
Either students will become more interested in learning for its own sake or universities will become more vocationally oriented.
Therefore, Universities will become more vocationally oriented.

