EXAMPLE 2.2.2 SOLUTION
Let p be the statement: "I win the Lotto."
Let q be the statement: "I reform my life."
Then the premise arrangement has this symbolic form:
We need to recognize that this is the premise arrangement for
a form of invalid reasoning (Fallacy of the Converse).
This means that it is not possible to arrive at a non-trivial
valid conclusion (see note above on Trivial Valid Conclusions);
in other words, we would like to conclude "Therefore, p ('I won the Lotto'),"
but that conclusion would give us an invalid argument,
as would either of the other given choices.
The correct choice is D.