The categorical proposition “Some men who go bald are not happy individuals” is
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Question
The categorical proposition “Some men who go bald are not happy individuals” is a:
a. universal affirmative.
b. particular affirmative.
c. universal negative.
d. particular negative.
“All professors of logic are gentle souls who just want to be loved.” Which term in this proposition is distributed?
a. both the subject and the predicate
b. gentle souls
c. professors of logic
d. neither the subject nor the predicate
The proposition “No man is a monkey” may be obtained from the proposition “No monkey is a man” by:
a. conversion.
b. obversion.
c. inversion.
d. contraposition.
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8. The obverse of “No sofas are chairs” is:
a. All non-chairs are non-sofas.
b. All sofas are non-chairs.
c. No sofa is a non-chair.
d. No chair is a sofa.
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9. In the Boolean interpretation of propositional logic:
a. subalternation is no longer valid.
b.AandIpropositions are no longer contraries.
c. the square of opposition is rescued by making the existential presupposition.
d. universal propositions have existential import.
1. “No children are soldiers; some males are soldiers; therefore, some males are not children.” Which term in this standard-form syllogism is the middle term?
a. children
b. soldiers
c. males
d. therefore
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2. “Some logic professors are not good speakers. All logic professors are individuals who have nice suits. Therefore, no individuals with nice suits are good speakers.” What is the mood of this standard-form syllogism?
a. OAO
b. AOA
c. AOE
d. OAE
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3. What happens in the fallacy of the undistributed middle?
a. The major and minor terms are not directly linked by the middle term, because the major term is undistributed.
b. The major and minor terms are not directly linked by the middle term, since either the major or minor term is undistributed.
c. The major and minor terms are not directly linked by the middle term, since the minor term is undistributed.
d. The major and minor terms are not directly linked by the middle term, since the middle term is not distributed in at least one premise.
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4. “No men are dogs. No dogs eat cheese. Therefore, all cheese-eaters are men.” What fallacy is committed by this argument?
a. existential fallacy
b. fallacy of drawing an affirmative conclusion from a negative premise
c. fallacy of exclusive premises
d. fallacy of illicit process
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5. Which syllogism is not valid in the fourth figure?
a. AEE
b. IAI
c. EIO
d. OAO
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6. What characterizes the third figure?
a. The middle term is the subject of both premises.
b. The middle term is the predicate of both premises.
c. The middle term is the subject of the major premise and the predicate of the minor premise.
d.The middle term is the predicate of the major premise and the subject of the minor premise.
9. “All good chairs are made in a factory. All wooden chairs are good chairs; therefore, all good wooden chairs are made in a factory.” Which of the six syllogistic rules, if any, does the preceding syllogism break?
a. It breaks rule #6.
b. It breaks rule #3.
c. It breaks rule #1.
d. It breaks no rule—it is valid.
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10. “No risks are things worth taking; some things worth taking are not exciting; therefore, some things that are not exciting are not risks.” Which fallacy is committed in this syllogism?
a. the existential fallacy
b. the fallacy of exclusive premises
c. the fallacy of undistributed middle
d. the fallacy of the illicit major
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Explanation / Answer
1) The categorical proposition that some men who go bald are not happy individuals is a particular negative (option d). This is because the statement conveys a negative message.
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