Question 1

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences:
A: All S are P (universal affirmation)
E: No S are P (universal negation)
I: Some S are P (particular affirmation)
O: Some S are not P (particular negation)
-Most theists believe in one God.

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The answer of Translate the following into standard form A,...

Question 2

Use Venn diagrams to test the following arguments for validity.
-No snowboarders are rich. No rich persons are MTV fans. So no snowboarders are MTV fans.
Invalid

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The answer of Use Venn diagrams to test the following...

Question 3

Some properly formed categorical syllogisms have no middle term.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences:
A: All S are P (universal affirmation)
E: No S are P (universal negation)
I: Some S are P (particular affirmation)
O: Some S are not P (particular negation)
-Some Indians hunt whales.

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The answer of Translate the following into standard form A,...

Question 5

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences:
A: All S are P (universal affirmation)
E: No S are P (universal negation)
I: Some S are P (particular affirmation)
O: Some S are not P (particular negation)
-There are no atheists in foxholes.

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The answer of Translate the following into standard form A,...

Question 6

A syllogism is a deductive argument.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Aristotle did not know about Venn diagrams.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences:
A: All S are P (universal affirmation)
E: No S are P (universal negation)
I: Some S are P (particular affirmation)
O: Some S are not P (particular negation)
-Some dogs are not mean.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Translate the following into standard form A,...

Question 9

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences:
A: All S are P (universal affirmation)
E: No S are P (universal negation)
I: Some S are P (particular affirmation)
O: Some S are not P (particular negation)
-Some mammals do not eat meat.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Translate the following into standard form A,...

Question 10

The E sentence is:

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A)  universal and affirmative 
B)  universal and negative 
C)  particular and affirmative 
D)  particular and negative

Question 11

Some terms are not distributed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The E sentence is particular and negative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences:
A: All S are P (universal affirmation)
E: No S are P (universal negation)
I: Some S are P (particular affirmation)
O: Some S are not P (particular negation)
-Some priests like rock 'n' roll.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Translate the following into standard form A,...

Question 14

The I sentence is particular and negative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences:
A: All S are P (universal affirmation)
E: No S are P (universal negation)
I: Some S are P (particular affirmation)
O: Some S are not P (particular negation)
-There were a lot of Star Trek fans at the convention.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Translate the following into standard form A,...

Question 16

The E sentence is universal and negative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences:
A: All S are P (universal affirmation)
E: No S are P (universal negation)
I: Some S are P (particular affirmation)
O: Some S are not P (particular negation)
-Some Indians don't hunt whales.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Translate the following into standard form A,...

Exam 12: Explorations in Deductive Reasoning: Categorical Logic

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences: A: All S are P (universal affirmation) E: No S are P (universal negation) I: Some S are P (particular affirmation) O: Some S are not P (particular negation) -Most theists believe in one God.

Use Venn diagrams to test the following arguments for validity. -No snowboarders are rich. No rich persons are MTV fans. So no snowboarders are MTV fans. Invalid

Some properly formed categorical syllogisms have no middle term.

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences: A: All S are P (universal affirmation) E: No S are P (universal negation) I: Some S are P (particular affirmation) O: Some S are not P (particular negation) -Some Indians hunt whales.

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences: A: All S are P (universal affirmation) E: No S are P (universal negation) I: Some S are P (particular affirmation) O: Some S are not P (particular negation) -There are no atheists in foxholes.

A syllogism is a deductive argument.

Aristotle did not know about Venn diagrams.

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences: A: All S are P (universal affirmation) E: No S are P (universal negation) I: Some S are P (particular affirmation) O: Some S are not P (particular negation) -Some dogs are not mean.

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences: A: All S are P (universal affirmation) E: No S are P (universal negation) I: Some S are P (particular affirmation) O: Some S are not P (particular negation) -Some mammals do not eat meat.

The E sentence is:

Some terms are not distributed.

The E sentence is particular and negative.

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences: A: All S are P (universal affirmation) E: No S are P (universal negation) I: Some S are P (particular affirmation) O: Some S are not P (particular negation) -Some priests like rock 'n' roll.

The I sentence is particular and negative.

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences: A: All S are P (universal affirmation) E: No S are P (universal negation) I: Some S are P (particular affirmation) O: Some S are not P (particular negation) -There were a lot of Star Trek fans at the convention.

The E sentence is universal and negative.

Translate the following into standard form A, E, I, or O sentences: A: All S are P (universal affirmation) E: No S are P (universal negation) I: Some S are P (particular affirmation) O: Some S are not P (particular negation) -Some Indians don't hunt whales.