Do you think that this argument is logically valid in that it comports with logical laws?

Question

A) If I were young and handsome, then I would be in GQ magazine.

B) I am not in GQ magazine.

C) Therefore, I am not young and handsome.

Let's assume that the argument contains a non-sequitur. According to the web page you referenced, that does not mean the argument is invalid. It may be an unsound argument and still be valid, which I believe that it is valid.

silver,

I don't necessarily disagree with anything you've said. My only beef with your answer is that my question concerns validity. Whether the argument is sound or not is a related but different matter. But I appreciate your reply.

Answer 1

Your syllogism is logically valid, although intuitively and logically false. It follows logically from a false premise: that all young and handsome men are in GQ magazine.

It is as if you rewrote:

All men are mortal.
Socrates is a man.
Socrates is mortal.

And, instead you said:

All men are Roman.
Socrates is not Roman.
Socrates is not a man.

Your conditional, in the first sentence, could be stated:

All young and handsome men are in GQ Magazine.

So your syllogism would read:

All young and handsome men are in GQ Magazine.
I am not in GQ magazine.
I am not young and handsome.

The "all men are Roman" syllogism, like your syllogism, is logically valid because it follows from the premise.

But it is false, because we know that the premise is false.

Answer 2

No. The argument contains a non sequitur, because not every young & handsome person is in GQ.

Answer 3

yes that is a valid argument. although it doesnt make sense in reality the argument is sound.

IF you were young and handsome

if yes youre in gq
if no, youre not

simple as that, since youre not young and handsome then your not in GQ.

i always try to make my example as abstract as possible so i dont get distracted by reality. lol. that sounds funny but its makes sense if you think about it.

if x = 4 then "jump", else do nothing
x = 2
do nothing

Answer 4

It depends if vanity is a flaw, or an obsession that can be treated.

Answer 5

Yes, if A were correct. It isn't.