TECHNIQOE&REASONIN
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I. l)
A y.Joaquin P Obieti
January 20,2014
II.a)
b)
Using professor as subject term and lousy dresser as predicate term, write
the four standard form categorical propositions and tagilabel each one with
the proper letter nlme.
If the particular negative of the above is FALSE, what is the truth or falsity
of each of the three other propositions?
m. If "Some merchants are not pirates" is true, what may be inferred about the
undetermined?
(a) No pirates are merchants.
(b) Some nonmerchants are nonpirates.
(c) Some nonpirates are not nonmerchants.
(d) No merchants are pirates.
IV.Teste
Venn diagram.
1)A -1
2)EIO-2
3)A00-3
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4)AAA-4
5)EAO-2
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V.
Answer the following questions by applying the six rules for standard-form
syllogisnrs. The questions, as crafted, do not require you to make a schema in
order to arrive at the correct answer. Study.the question carefully before you
answer. Explain your answer very briefly, preferably in one sentence.
l) In one sentence, explain why EAE-3 does not commit the fallacy of
undistributed middle.
2) Why can none of the following syllogistic forms commit the fallacy of
illicit minor? (AEO-I, AOO-2, AAI-3, AII-4)
3)
Why can none of the following syllogistic forms commit the fallacy
of
(IIO-I
5) Which of these five syllogistic forms commit the fallacy of four terms?
(EEE-I, OOO-2, EEE-3, OOO-4, EEA_I)
(1) uNot all is gold that glitters,for some base metals glitter, and gold is not
a base metal".
(2)
(3) "AIl syllogisms having two negative premises are invalid. Some vulid
syllogkms are sound, Therefore some unsound arguments are
syllogisms having two negative premises.,
(4) "All
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