What do your intuitions tell you about the following argument: Some people like

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What do your intuitions tell you about the following argument:
Some people like to go to the movies. Therefore, some don't.
Do you think it is valid or invalid, and why? What do your intuitions tell you about the following argument:
Some people like to go to the movies. Therefore, some don't.
Do you think it is valid or invalid, and why? What do your intuitions tell you about the following argument:
Some people like to go to the movies. Therefore, some don't.
Do you think it is valid or invalid, and why?

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Note: This response is in UK English, please paste the response to MS Word and you should be able to spot discrepancies easily. You may elaborate the answer based on personal views or your classwork if necessary.

(Answer) For the above statement let us assume that “some people” = 50% of the population. This means that some people or 50 percent of the population like going to watch a film and they do go watch films.

This leaves the rest of the 50 percent who dislike watching films and hence they do not go watch films. Therefore, the statement “Some people like to go to the movies. Therefore, some don’t” is a valid statement.

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