“The new healthcare law will work only if congressional republicans don't obstruct its implementation. However, either congressional republicans will obstruct its implementation or they will let the U.S. Economy go into default. But they did not let the economy default. Therefore the healthcare law will not work.”

1. Translate the previous passage into SL, capturing as much logical structure as possible. Be sure to write your translation scheme.

2. Is the passage intended as a logical argument? Explain how you know.

3. Use a truth table to determine:

4. Whether the set of propositions are consistent or inconsistent.

5. Whether the set of propositions constitute a deductively valid or invalid argument.

6. What kind of proposition the conclusion is: tautology, contradiction, or contingent.