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Exercise Bank For Chapter Five: Counterfactuals

This document provides exercises related to counterfactual conditionals from Chapter Five of The Little Logic Book. It includes exercises to define key concepts of counterfactual logic, identify symbols, and determine the truth values of counterfactual statements. Students are asked to complete selected exercises to practice applying possible world semantics and identifying invalid counterfactual inferences. Instructors can download and modify the exercise bank to distribute specific exercises for students.

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Exercise Bank For Chapter Five: Counterfactuals

This document provides exercises related to counterfactual conditionals from Chapter Five of The Little Logic Book. It includes exercises to define key concepts of counterfactual logic, identify symbols, and determine the truth values of counterfactual statements. Students are asked to complete selected exercises to practice applying possible world semantics and identifying invalid counterfactual inferences. Instructors can download and modify the exercise bank to distribute specific exercises for students.

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The Little Logic Book

Hardy, Ratzsch, Konyndyk De Young and Mellema


The Calvin College Press, 2013

Exercises for The Little Logic Book may be downloaded by the instructor as Word documents
and then modified for distribution to students; or students may be instructed to download the
exercises and then told which ones to answer. This is an exercise bank; it is not assumed that
students will do all the exercises for any one chapter. Comments, questions or suggestions for
Chapter Five of The Little Logic Book can be sent to logic@calvin.edu

Exercise Bank for Chapter Five:


Counterfactuals
(Posted January, 2014)

1.0 Basic Concepts


Define or identify the following:

1.1 Counterfactual conditional


1.2 Subjunctive conditional
1.3 Possible world semantics
1.4 Indicative conditional
1.5 Pragmatic ambiguity
1.6 Centering assumption
1.7 Strengthening

2.0 Symbols
Identify the symbol for

2.1 Counterfactual conditional

3.0 Counterfactual Basics


Indicate whether the following statements are true or false. Explain your answers.

3.1 All the basic deductive inferences such as MP, MT, HS, etc. are valid for
counterfactual conditionals.
3.2 Any counterfactual with a true antecedent and a false consequent is false.
3.3 Any counterfactual with a true antecedent and a true consequent is true.
3.4 Any counterfactual with a false antecedent and a true consequent is true.
3.5 Any counterfactual with a false antecedent and a false consequent is false

4.0 Counterfactuals and Possible Worlds

4.1 Briefly describe Stalnaker’s theory.

4.2 Briefly explain counterfactual negation.


4.3 Explain in terms of possible worlds why the counterfactual hypothetical syllogism is a valid
argument form.

4.4 Explain in terms of possible worlds why the mixed modal hypothetical syllogism is valid.

5.0 Counterfactual Invalidity

5.1 Consider this counterfactual inference:

If Hillary Clinton were to run for president, I would join the Tea Party.
Therefore, if I were not to join the Tea Party, Hillary Clinton would not run for president.

Name this inference form. Explain why this form is valid for material conditionals, but not for
counterfactual conditionals.

5.2 Consider this counterfactual inference:

If automatic weapons were made legal, I would buy one tomorrow.


Therefore, if automatic weapons were made legal and no automatic weapons were for sale for the
next 10 days, I would buy one tomorrow.

Name this inference form. Explain why this form is valid for material conditionals, but not for
counterfactual conditionals.

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