No Protestants are Methodists Some Christians are Methodists Some Christians are
ID: 3009013 • Letter: N
Question
No Protestants are Methodists
Some Christians are Methodists
Some Christians are not Protestants
What rule, if any, is broken?
Undistributed Middle
Illicit major or minor
Exclusive premises
Affirmative conclusion from a negative premise or negative premise must have a negative conclusion
Existential Fallacy
None
a.Undistributed Middle
b.
Illicit major or minor
c.Exclusive premises
d.Affirmative conclusion from a negative premise or negative premise must have a negative conclusion
e.Existential Fallacy
f.None
Explanation / Answer
The first premise is a negative premise but the second one an affirmative. Since both the premises are not negative, the categorical syllogism is not Exclusive premise. Hence, the rule of Exclusive premises is broken.
Answer- (c) Exclusive premises.
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