Exam 11: Deductive Reasoning

A restaurant owner makes the following deductive argument: "If our food is too spicy, then customers would complain. Customers have complained. Therefore, our food is too spicy." The owner's argument is most accurately described as:

All conservatives favor small government. Colleen favors small government. Therefore, Collen is a conservative. This syllogism is:

Identify the valid conclusion that can be drawn from the premises below: Some X are not Y. All X are Z. Therefore,

All men are human beings. All women are human beings. Therefore, all men are women. This syllogism is:

All cyclops are one-eyed. Some trolls are not one-eyed. Therefore, some trolls are not cyclops. This syllogism is:

No horned mammals are carnivores. All rhinos are horned mammals. Therefore, no rhinos are carnivores. This syllogism is:

A restaurant owner makes the following deductive argument: "If our food is too spicy, then customers would complain. Customers have not complained. Therefore, our food is not too spicy." This syllogism is:

A categorical syllogism has:

What is a categorical syllogism? How can you tell if a categorical syllogism is valid? How can you tell if a categorical syllogism is sound?

Soundness refers to a syllogism in which:

The three basic types or forms of the syllogism are:

All squares have four sides. Some rectangles have four sides. Therefore, some squares are rectangles. This syllogism is:

Identify the valid conclusion that can be drawn from the premises below. No fans of polka music are Russians All Germans are fans of polka music Therefore,

All guys who like bowling enjoy beer. Chuck is a guy who likes bowling. Therefore, Chuck enjoys beer. This syllogism is:

Jane is either a soccer fan or she is a basketball fan. Jane is not a basketball fan. Therefore, Jane is a soccer fan. This syllogism is:

Which of the following accurately describes "soundness" as it relates to syllogisms?

All gun owners are supporters of the Second Amendment. All supporters of the Second Amendment are left-handed. Therefore, all gun owners are left-handed. This syllogism is:

That bird is either a raven or a crow. Ravens have dense, shaggy plumage. That bird has dense, shaggy plumage. Therefore, that bird is a raven. This syllogism is:

Provide an original example (not found in the text) of each of the three types of syllogisms: categorical, conditional, disjunctive.

All parrots have feathers. Some pets are parrots. Therefore, some pets have feathers. This syllogism is: