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Check the validity of `"If I do not work, I sleep.
If I am worried, I will not sleep. Therefore, if I am worried I will work"

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To check the validity of the argument "If I do not work, I sleep. If I am worried, I will not sleep. Therefore, if I am worried, I will work," we can analyze the statements logically. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Statements:** - Let \( P \): I work. - Let \( Q \): I sleep. - Let \( R \): I am worried. The statements can be expressed as: - Statement 1: If I do not work, I sleep. (If \( \neg P \), then \( Q \)) → \( \neg P \rightarrow Q \) - Statement 2: If I am worried, I will not sleep. (If \( R \), then \( \neg Q \)) → \( R \rightarrow \neg Q \) - Conclusion: If I am worried, I will work. (If \( R \), then \( P \)) → \( R \rightarrow P \) 2. **Translate the Statements into Logical Form:** - From Statement 1: \( \neg P \rightarrow Q \) - From Statement 2: \( R \rightarrow \neg Q \) - We need to show that \( R \rightarrow P \) is valid. 3. **Analyze the Statements:** - From Statement 1, if I do not work (\( \neg P \)), then I sleep (\( Q \)). - From Statement 2, if I am worried (\( R \)), then I will not sleep (\( \neg Q \)). 4. **Consider the Implications:** - If I am worried (\( R \)), according to Statement 2, I will not sleep (\( \neg Q \)). - If I do not work (\( \neg P \)), then I must sleep (\( Q \)) according to Statement 1. - However, if I am worried, I cannot sleep (\( \neg Q \)), which creates a contradiction if I do not work. 5. **Derive the Conclusion:** - Since being worried (\( R \)) leads to not sleeping (\( \neg Q \)), and not working (\( \neg P \)) leads to sleeping (\( Q \)), the only way to resolve this contradiction is to conclude that I must work (\( P \)) when I am worried (\( R \)). - Therefore, if I am worried, I must work, which validates the conclusion \( R \rightarrow P \). ### Conclusion: The argument is valid. If I am worried, I will work.
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