14. Is this a VALID or NOT VALID argument? 1. “There were only two rabbits in
the room last week. No rabbit has left the room since then. Therefore, there
are only two rabbits in the room now."
———If we assume that the two premises
are true (even if they are not), do these two premises prove the
conclusion? If so, then the argument is VALID. If not, then the argument is
NOT VALID. —-
2. “All whales have wings. Moby does not have wings. So, Moby is not a whale.”

3. “Socrates is a philosopher. All philosophers like thinking. So Socrates likes thinking.”

4. “Romeo said that everyone loves Juliet. Everything that Romeo has said is false, so nobody loves Juliet.”

5. “If there is life on Mars, then Mars contains water. If Mars has ice, it contains water. There is ice on Mars, so there is life on Mars.”

6. “Our government should either spend less or raise taxes. Raising taxes is impossible, so our government should spend less.”

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.