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Geometry worksheet to help students determine whether arguments are valid and explain their reasoning.

Activity 3.8​

​Assignment 4.2

​Arguments and Deductive Reasoning

 
Objectives
Identify valid arguments.
 
Identify sound arguments.
 
Make conclusions using deductive reasoning.
 

Assignment 3.9

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Geometry worksheet to help students determine whether arguments are sound and to use deductive reasoning to make conclusions.

About Geometry Worksheet Assignment 4.2:         

 

Assignment 4.2 is an introduction to arguments and deductive reasoning.  

 

Prerequisite Skills:  none

 

Definitions: An argument is a set of premises and a conclusion.

                          A valid argument is an argument in which the conclusion is true if the premises are true.

                          A sound argument is a valid argument in which the premises are true.

                          Deductive Reasoning is the process of using a sound argument to make a conclusion based on a set of premises.

 

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