Chapter 8, Level 1 Self Quiz: DIV

. Determine whether the following translation and proof are correct or incorrect.

Baseball is not the most popular sport or hockey is not the most popular sport. If advertisers continue to pay high costs for television commercial time, then the advertisers expect to see an increase in sales. If baseball is not the most popular sport, then the number of baseball fans is small, and if hockey is not the most popular sport, then hockey is not appealing to advertisers. If the number of baseball fans is small or hockey is not appealing to advertisers, then the advertisers cannot expect to see an increase in sales. Therefore, advertisers will not continue to pay high costs for television commercial time. (B, H, P, S, F, A)
 The seven steps are: 1. Tilde B wedge H. 2. P horseshoe S. 3. (Tilde B horseshoe F) dot (tilde H horseshoe tilde A). 4. (F wedge tilde A) horseshoe tilde S slash tilde P. 5. F wedge tilde A 1, 3, C D. 6. Tilde S 4, 5, M P. 7. Tilde P 2, 6, M T.

. Determine whether the following translation and proof are correct or incorrect.

If social networking is a global phenomenon, then it is able to connect people with diverse backgrounds. If people can better understand different cultures, then the social networking folks will not stereotype different cultures. Social networking is a global phenomenon. If social networking is able to connect people with diverse backgrounds, then people can better understand different cultures. Therefore, the social networking folks will not stereotype different cultures. (G, C, U, S)
 The seven steps are: 1. G horseshoe C. 2. U horseshoe tilde S. 3. G. 4. C horseshoe U slash S. 5. C 1, 3, M P. 6. U 4, 5, M P. 7. S 2, 6, M P.

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