Use your knowledge of standard form, mood, and figure to determine which, if any

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Use your knowledge of standard form, mood, and figure to determine which, if any, of the following statements are true. Place a check mark in the box beside each true statement. Check all that apply. By knowing the mood of a categorical syllogism, you can determine the quantity and quality of the categorical proposition that serves as the conclusion of the syllogism In a standard-form categorical syllogism, the minor premise is always the last statement listed. A categorical syllogism must contain a total of only two distinct terms. The number of unconditionally valid forms of categorical syllogism is equal to the number of conditionally valid forms of categorical syllogism In a categorical syllogism, the minor term appears in one (and only one) of the premises ? In a standard-form categorical syllogism, all of the statements are standard-form categorical propositions ? A categorical syllogism consists of three categorical statements, two of which are premises and one of which is the conclusion. In a categorical syllogism, the major term may be the predicate of the minor premise. A categorical syllogism may contain three or more premise statements. In a standard-form categorical syllogism, the conclusion is the last statement listed. In a standard-form categorical syllogism, each term must be used in the same sense throughout the argument. ? Some syllogistic forms are only conditionally valid In a categorical syllogism, the minor term is never the subject of the minor premise. In a categorical syllogism, the major term is always the predicate of the major premise. ? In a categorical syllogism, one and only one of the premises can be a categorical proposition.

Explanation / Answer

1. True. Mood, in logic, the classification of categorical syllogisms according to the quantity (universal or particular) and quality (affirmative or negative) of their constituentpropositions.

2. False. In a standard form categorical syllogism, the second premise is the minor premise.

3. False. A categorical syllogism is a syllogism made up of categorical propositions and containing three terms, each appearing twice in distinct propositions.

4. False. Of the 24 valid forms, 15 are unconditionally valid, and 9 are conditionally valid.

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