Chapter 7.

3.
A doctor must disconnect a dying patient from a respirator if and only if the fact that patients are selfdetermining implies that the doctor must follow the patients orders. If a dying patient refuses treatment, then
the doctor must disconnect the patient from a respirator and the patient will die peacefully. Patients are selfdetermining. Therefore, if a dying patient refuses treatment, then the doctor must follow the patients orders.
( D, S, F, R, P ) .

4.
If jails are overcrowded, then dangerous suspects will be released on their own recognizance. If jails are
overcrowded and dangerous suspects are released on their own recognizance, then crime will increase. If no
new jails are built and crime increases, then innocent victims will pay the price of increased crime.
Therefore, if jails are overcrowded, then if no new jails are built, then innocent victims will pay the price of
increased crime. ( J, D, C, N, I )

5.
If astronauts attempt interplanetary space travel, then heavy shielding will be required to protect them from
solar radiation. If massive amounts of either fuel or water are carried, then the spacecraft must be very large.
Therefore, if heavy shielding is required to protect the astronauts from solar radiation only if massive
amounts of fuel are carried, then if astronauts attempt interplanetary space travel, then the spacecraft must be
very large. ( A, H, F, W, L )

Chapter 7.6

1.
If government deficits continue at their present rate and a recession sets in, then interest on the national debt
will become unbearable and the government will default on its loans. If a recession sets in, then the
government will not default on its loans. Therefore, either government deficits will not continue at their
present rate or a recession will not set in. ( C, R, I, D)

2.
If either the sea turtle population continues to decrease or rescue efforts are commenced to save the sea turtle
from extinction, then nesting sanctuaries will be created and the indiscriminate slaughter of these animals
will be halted. If either nesting sanctuaries are created or poachers are arrested, then if the indiscriminate
slaughter of these animals is halted, then the sea turtle population will not continue to decrease. Therefore,
the sea turtle population will not continue to decrease. ( C, R, N, I, P)

3.
If asbestos workers sue their employers, then if punitive damages are awarded, then their employers will
declare bankruptcy. If asbestos workers sue their employers, then punitive damages will be awarded. If
asbestos workers -contract asbestosis, then either they will sue their employers or their employers will
declare bankruptcy. Therefore, either asbestos workers will not contract asbestosis or their employers will
declare bankruptcy. ( S, P, B, C )