Question: For Syllogistic Form 4H, after filling in the Venn diagram:
Answer Choices: a. Areas 1, 2, and 4 are shaded, and there is an X in area 3. b. Areas 5 and 6 are shaded, and there is an X on the line between areas 2 and 3. c. Areas 1 and 4 are shaded, and there is an X in area 2. d. Areas 1 and 4 are shaded, and there is an X in area 3. e. Areas 6 and 7 are shaded, and there is an X on the line between areas 2 and 3.
Answer: c. Areas 1 and 4 are shaded, and there is an X in area 2.
Question: For Syllogistic Form 4H, the mood and figure is:
Answer Choices: a. EAE-2 b. OAO-3 c. OAO-4
Answer: b. OAO-3
Question: For Syllogistic Form 4H, the answer from the Boolean standpoint is:
Answer Choices: a. Valid, no fallacy. b. Invalid, drawing a negative conclusion from a negative premise. c. Invalid, exclusive premises. d. Invalid, illicit major. e. Invalid, existential fallacy.
Answer: a. Valid, no fallacy.
Question: For Syllogistic Form 5H, after filling in the Venn diagram:
Answer Choices: a. Areas 1, 5, and 7 are shaded. b. Areas 2, 3, and 4 are shaded. c. Areas 5, 6, and 7 are shaded. d. There is an X on the line between areas 2 and 3 and between areas 3 and 4. e. All areas except area 3 are shaded.
Answer: c. Areas 5, 6, and 7 are shaded.
Question: For Syllogistic Form 5H, the mood and figure is:
Answer Choices: a. EEE-3 b. AAA-2 c. III-4 d. OOO-2 e. AAA-3
Answer: b. AAA-2
Question: For Syllogistic Form 5H, the answer from the Boolean standpoint is:
Answer Choices: a. Valid, no fallacy. b. Invalid, illicit minor. c. Invalid, exclusive premises. d. Invalid, undistributed middle. e. Invalid, drawing an affirmative conclusion from universal premises.
Answer: a. Valid, no fallacy.
Question: For Syllogistic Form 6H, after filling in the Venn diagram:
Answer Choices: a. Areas 2 and 3 are shaded, and there is an X in area 4. b. Areas 1, 2, 5, and 6 are shaded. c. Areas 3, 4, 5, and 6 are shaded. d. Areas 1, 4, and 3 are shaded. e. Areas 5 and 6 are shaded, and there is an X on the line between areas 3 and 4.
Answer: d. Areas 1, 4, and 3 are shaded.
Question: For Syllogistic Form 6H, the mood and figure is:
Answer Choices: a. EAE-4 b. EAE-1 c. AEA-1 d. AIA-1 e. EIE-4
Answer: c. AEA-1
Question: For Syllogistic Form 6H, the answer from the Boolean standpoint is:
Answer Choices: a. Invalid, drawing an affirmative conclusion from a negative premise. b. Invalid, illicit minor. c. Invalid, existential fallacy. d. Invalid, exclusive premises. e. Invalid, drawing a negative conclusion from affirmative premises.
Answer: a. Invalid, drawing an affirmative conclusion from a negative premise.
Question: Given the following syllogism: No tigers are bears. All unicorns are bears. Some unicorns are not tigers. This syllogism commits the existential fallacy from:
Answer Choices: a. The Aristotelian standpoint but not from the Boolean standpoint. b. Both the Boolean and the Aristotelian standpoints. c. The Boolean standpoint but not from the Aristotelian standpoint. d. Neither the Boolean nor the Aristotelian standpoint. e. The syllogistic standpoint.
Answer: b. Both the Boolean and the Aristotelian standpoints.
Question: Given the following syllogistic form: All M are P. All M are S. Some S are P. This form is:
Answer Choices: a. Conditionally valid from the Aristotelian standpoint. b. Conditionally valid from the Boolean standpoint. c. Valid from the Aristotelian standpoint. d. Valid from the Boolean standpoint. e. Invalid from the Aristotelian standpoint.
Answer: a. Conditionally valid from the Aristotelian standpoint.
Question: After reducing the number of terms in Syllogism 1H, the conclusion is:
Answer Choices: a. All expensive art works are framed prints. b. All signed paintings are expensive art works. c. All expensive art works are signed paintings. d. No signed paintings are framed prints. e. No unframed prints are expensive art works.
Answer: c. All expensive art works are signed paintings.
Question: For Syllogism 1H, the major premise is:
Answer Choices: a. All expensive art works are signed paintings. b. All signed paintings are unframed prints. c. All framed prints are expensive art works. d. No signed paintings are framed prints. e. All expensive art works are framed prints.
Answer: e. All expensive art works are framed prints.
Question: For Syllogism 1H, the minor premise is:
Answer Choices: a. All signed paintings are unframed prints. b. No signed paintings are framed prints. c. All expensive art works are signed paintings. d. All signed paintings are expensive art works. e. All expensive art works are framed prints.
Answer: b. No signed paintings are framed prints.
Question: After reducing the number of terms in Syllogism 2H, the conclusion is:
Answer Choices: a. No happy marriages are planned arrangements. b. Some fulfilling relationships are not happy marriages. c. Some happy marriages are not fulfilling relationships. d. Some planned arrangements are not fulfilling relationships. e. Some fulfilling relationships are not planned arrangements.
Answer: e. Some fulfilling relationships are not planned arrangements.
Question: For Syllogism 2H, the major premise is:
Answer Choices: a. All happy marriages are unplanned arrangements. b. Some unhappy marriages are fulfilling relationships. c. Some fulfilling relationships are not planned arrangements. d. No happy marriages are planned arrangements. e. Some happy marriages are fulfilling relationships.
Answer: d. No happy marriages are planned arrangements.
Question: For Syllogism 2H, the minor premise is:
Answer Choices: a. Some happy marriages are fulfilling relationships. b. All happy marriages are planned arrangements. c. Some fulfilling relationships are not happy marriages. d. Some planned arrangements are fulfilling relationships. e. Some fulfilling relationships are not planned arrangements.
Answer: c. Some fulfilling relationships are not happy marriages.
Question: After translating Syllogism 3H into standard form, the conclusion is:
Answer Choices: a. Some snakes are not friendly animals. b. No snakes are friendly animals. c. Some friendly animals are not snakes. d. Some snakes are friendly animals. e. No animals with fangs are friendly animals.
Answer: a. Some snakes are not friendly animals.
Question: For Syllogism 3H, the major premise is:
Answer Choices: a. No snakes with fangs are friendly animals. b. All animals with fangs are unfriendly animals. c. Some snakes are animals with fangs. d. Some snakes are not friendly animals. e. No animals with fangs are friendly animals.
Answer: e. No animals with fangs are friendly animals.
Question: For Syllogism 3H, the minor premise is:
Answer Choices: a. All animals with fangs are unfriendly animals. b. Some snakes are animals with fangs.
Answer: b. Some snakes are animals with fangs.
Question: After translating Syllogism 4H into standard form, the conclusion is:
Answer Choices: a. All persons identical to Trudy are persons who read what they like. b. All persons identical to Trudy are persons who read biographies. c. All books Trudy reads are biographies. d. Some books Trudy reads are biographies. e. Some books Trudy likes are biographies.
Answer: b. All persons identical to Trudy are persons who read biographies.