Question: For Syllogism 4H, the major premise is:

Answer Choices: a. All books Trudy likes are biographies. b. Some books Trudy likes are biographies. c. All persons identical to Trudy are persons who like biographies. d. All persons who read what they like are persons identical to Trudy. e. Some books Trudy likes are not biographies.

Answer: b. Some books Trudy likes are biographies.

 

Question: For Syllogism 4H, the minor premise is:

Answer Choices: a. All persons identical to Trudy are persons who read what they like. b. Some books Trudy likes are biographies. c. All books Trudy likes are books Trudy reads. d. All books Trudy reads are books Trudy likes. e. All persons identical to Trudy are persons who read biographies.

Answer: c. All books Trudy likes are books Trudy reads.

 

Question: Given the following enthymeme: “Suzanne must be smart. After all, she earns A’s.” The statement needed to convert the enthymeme into a valid syllogism is:

Answer Choices: a. Not all Suzanne’s grades are A’s. (Premise) b. Suzanne is a smart student. (Conclusion) c. Every smart student earns A’s. (Premise) d. Suzanne will graduate with honors. (Conclusion) e. Anyone who earns A’s is smart. (Premise)

Answer: e. Anyone who earns A’s is smart. (Premise)

 

Question: Given the following enthymeme: “Whenever housing prices rise landlords prosper, and housing prices are rising now.” The statement needed to convert the enthymeme into a valid syllogism is:

Answer Choices: a. Landlords are prospering now. (Conclusion) b. All persons who own houses are landlords. (Premise)

Answer: a. Landlords are prospering now. (Conclusion)

 

Question: Given the following enthymeme: “Only dentists are invited, and Dr. Klein is not a dentist.” The statement needed to convert the enthymeme into a valid syllogism is:

Answer Choices: a. All dentists are persons invited. (Conclusion) b. Dr. Klein is not invited. (Conclusion) c. All persons invited are dentists. (Premise) d. Dr. Klein is invited. (Conclusion) e. No persons identical to Dr. Klein are dentists. (Conclusion)

Answer: b. Dr. Klein is not invited. (Conclusion)

 

Question: For Sorites 1H, the correct standard form is:

Answer Choices: a. Some A are not K. Some K are N. No N are F. All R are F. No R are A. b. Some K are N. No N are F. No R are A. All R are F. Some A are not K. c. No N are F. Some K are N. All R are F. No R are A. Some A are not K. d. Some K are N. No N are F. All R are F. No R are A. Some A are not K. e. Some A are not N. All N are F. No R are A. Some R are not A. Some A are K.

Answer: d. Some K are N. No N are F. All R are F. No R are A. Some A are not K.

 

Question: For Sorites 1H, the first intermediate conclusion is:

Answer Choices: a. Some K are F. b. No N are R. c. Some K are not F. d. No A are F. e. Some F are not K.

Answer: c. Some K are not F.

 

Question: For Sorites 1H, the second intermediate conclusion is:

Answer Choices: a. No A are F. b. No F are N. c. Some K are R. d. Some F are not K. e. Some K are not R.

Answer: e. Some K are not R.

 

Question: For Sorites 1H, the correct answer is:

Answer Choices: a. Valid b. Invalid c. Sound d. Cogent e. Uncogent

Answer: b. Invalid

 

Question: Given the following sorites: Some M are R. All R are H. All H are D. No K are D. Some K are not M. This sorites is:

Answer Choices: a. Invalid because a term is distributed in the conclusion but not in the premise. b. Invalid because a universal premise requires a universal conclusion. c. Invalid because a term is distributed in a premise but not in the conclusion. d. Valid because a particular premise requires a particular conclusion. e. Valid because no rules are broken.

Answer: a. Invalid because a term is distributed in the conclusion but not in the premise.

 

Question: For Syllogistic Form 1I, after filling in the Venn diagram:

Answer Choices: a. Areas 1, 4, 6, and 7 are shaded. b. Areas 1, 3, and 4 are shaded. c. Areas 2, 3, and 7 are shaded. d. Areas 3 and 4 are shaded, and there is an X in area 2. e. Areas 1, 2, 6, and 7 are shaded.

Answer: b. Areas 1, 3, and 4 are shaded.

 

Question: For Syllogistic Form 1I, the mood and figure is:

Answer Choices: a. EAE-4 b. AIA-4 c. IAI-4 d. AEA-1 e. EIE-2

Answer: a. EAE-4

 

Question: For Syllogistic Form 1I, the answer from the Boolean standpoint is:

Answer Choices: a. Invalid, existential fallacy. b. Invalid, exclusive premises. c. Valid, no fallacy. d. Invalid, illicit minor. e. Invalid, drawing a negative conclusion from an affirmative premise.

Answer: d. Invalid, illicit minor.

 

Question: For Syllogistic Form 2I, after filling in the Venn diagram:

Answer Choices: a. Areas 3 and 4 are shaded, and there is an X in area 5. b. Areas 6 and 7 are shaded, and there is an X on the line between areas 2 and 3. c. Areas 3, 4, 5, and 6 are shaded. d. Areas 5 and 6 are shaded, and there is an X on the line between areas 3 and 4. e. Areas 3 and 4 are shaded, and there is an X in area 2.

Answer: e. Areas 3 and 4 are shaded, and there is an X in area 2.

 

Question: For Syllogistic Form 2I, the mood and figure is:

Answer Choices: a. IEO-2 b. EAO-1 c. EIO-2 d. AIO-1 e. EIO-3

Answer: c. EIO-2

 

Question: For Syllogistic Form 2I, the answer from the Boolean standpoint is:

Answer Choices: a. Invalid, existential fallacy. b. Valid, no fallacy. c. Invalid, drawing a negative conclusion from a negative premise. d. Invalid, illicit major. e. Invalid, undistributed middle.

Answer: b. Valid, no fallacy.

 

Question: For Syllogistic Form 3I, the mood and figure is:

Answer Choices: a. EAE-4 b. IEI-1 c. OEO-3 d. OAO-2 e. OEO-1

Answer: e. OEO-1

 

Question: For Syllogistic Form 3I, the answer from the Boolean standpoint is:

Answer Choices: a. Valid, no fallacy. b. Invalid, illicit major. c. Invalid, undistributed middle. d. Invalid, exclusive premises. e. Invalid, drawing an affirmative conclusion from negative premises.

Answer: d. Invalid, exclusive premises.

 

Question: For Syllogistic Form 4I, after filling in the Venn diagram:

Answer Choices: a. Areas 1 and 2 are shaded, and there is an X in area 3. b. Areas 3 and 4 are shaded, and there is an X in area 2. c. Areas 1 and 2 are shaded, and there is an X on the line between areas 3 and 4. d. Areas 6 and 7 are shaded, and there is an X on the line between areas 2 and 3. e. Areas 1 and 4 are shaded, and there is an X on the line between areas 3 and 4.

Answer: a. Areas 1 and 2 are shaded, and there is an X in area 3.

 

Question: For Syllogistic Form 4I, the mood and figure is:

Answer Choices: a. IAO-1 b. EIO-1 c. AOI-3 d. AIO-2 e. AIO-3

Answer: e. AIO-3

 

Question: For Syllogistic Form 4I, the answer from the Boolean standpoint is:

Answer Choices: a. Invalid, drawing an affirmative conclusion from a negative premise. b. Invalid, illicit major. c. Valid, no fallacy. d. Invalid, existential fallacy. e. Invalid, undistributed middle.

Answer: b. Invalid, illicit major.

 

Question: For Syllogistic Form 5I, after filling in the Venn diagram:

Answer Choices: a. There is an X on the line between areas 2 and 3 and between areas 3 and 4. b. Areas 1, 2, and 4 are shaded. c. Areas 2, 3, and 4 are shaded. d. Areas 5, 6, and 7 are shaded. e. Areas 1, 2, 5, and 6 are shaded.

Answer: c. Areas 2, 3, and 4 are shaded.