Polyadic Predicate Logic – Translation Exercises II

 

  

1.     Some non-philosophers hate every theorem

2.     Ignat is taller than every basketball player.

3.   The only good philosophers are those who are west of the Mississippi.

4.     Ignat doesn’t like some people, but he does like Mathilda.

5.     The Critique of Pure Reason is harder to read than A Treatise of Human Nature.

6.     Ignat recommended someone who is taller than Mathilda for a job.

7.     Anyone who runs with professional athletes will improve.

8.     No one who is friendlier than Ignat is taller than everyone.

9.     Winter is colder than spring, summer or fall.

10.  Some enchanted evening, Ignat will meet a stranger.

11  Every evening, Ignat will meet some enchanted stranger.

12.  No stranger meets Ignat on any enchanted evening.

13.  Everyone who admires himself admires someone.  (Note: Is this logically true? Try testing it with a truth tree!)

14.  Not everyone who eats sushi uses a knife and fork.

15. Some philosophers roast potatoes.

16. Someone plays tennis and rugby.

17. Every dolphin has a mother.

18. Some turtles travel alone. (consider: traveling alone means not traveling with someone.)

19. Eagle Rock is between Glendale and Pasadena, and north of downtown.

20. Someone sat between a Democrat and a Republican.

 

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