For a unit on logic, isolate the conditional in each paragraph by identifying hypothesis (p) and conclusion (q). Then write the converse, inverse, and contrapositive of each.
Mr. Obama, in the interview, said he must resist the Republican demands this time because a precedent is at stake. “If we get in the habit where a few folks, an extremist wing of one party, whether it’s Democrat or Republican, are allowed to extort concessions based on a threat of undermining the full faith and credit of the United States, then any president who comes after me — not just me — will find themselves unable to govern effectively,” he said.
Obama Sets Conditions for Talks: Pass Funding and Raise Debt Ceiling, New York Times online edition, 10/2/2013
Mr. Levison said he set up Lavabit to make it impossible for outsiders, whether governments or hackers, to spy on users’ communications. He followed the government’s own secure coding guidelines, based on the N.S.A.’s technical guidance, and engineered his systems so as not to log user communications. That way, even if he received a subpoena for a user’s communications, he would not be able to gain access to them. For added measure, he gave customers the option to pay extra to encrypt their e-mail and passwords.
Snowden’s E-Mail Service, in a Legal Tug of War, New York Times online edition, 10/2/2013
If one combines the segment that wants a more liberal approach to health care reform with those who approve of the law, a plurality of Americans view health care change favorably.
Closer Look at Polls Finds Views of Health Law a Bit Less Negative, New York Times online edition, 10/1/2013
Though he has faced seven years of Republican attempts to frustrate his agenda at every turn, this latest fight, which he believes could have been stopped if the party’s leaders had only stood up to their more junior members, has convinced him that he has no viable Republican partners on either side of the Capitol.
Reid Pushing Tough Strategy in Showdown With G.O.P., New York Times online edition, 10/2/2013
“He is not going to let this crisis make us give away something that is part of what we believe in,” said Senator Patty Murray, Democrat of Washington, and a member of Mr. Reid’s leadership team. “He feels passionately that if we allow our country to be run by hostage-taking — ‘I feel passionately about an issue, and I’m going to shut down the government unless I get my way’ — it is bad for today, it’s bad for tomorrow, it’s bad for democracy.”
Reid Pushing Tough Strategy in Showdown With G.O.P., New York Times online edition, 10/2/2013
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