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Indian Coast Guard Yantrik Syllogism — practice questions

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Statements: Some Penguins are Peacocks. All Peacocks are Snakes. Which conclusion follows? 1: Some penguins are snakes. 2: No peacock is a penguin.Read the answer and worked solution →Match each part of a syllogism to its definitionRead the answer and worked solution →Where does each term appear?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the worked syllogismRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the structure of a syllogismRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: the fallacy of illicit processRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: check a syllogism for validityRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: what the premises must doRead the answer and worked solution →Valid structure, or a fallacy?Read the answer and worked solution →Naming the fallacyRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: term with its placeRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every requirement of a valid syllogismRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the rule on the middle termRead the answer and worked solution →Counting the partsRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: reading a syllogism questionRead the answer and worked solution →Which premise is which?Read the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: structureRead the answer and worked solution →

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Statements: Some Penguins are Peacocks. All Peacocks are Snakes. Which conclusion follows? 1: Some penguins are snakes. 2: No peacock is a penguin.

  1. Either 1 or 2 follows
  2. Only 2 follows
  3. Neither 1 nor 2 follows
  4. Only 1 follows
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Correct answer: D. Only 1 follows

1. Some penguins are peacocks and all peacocks are snakes, so those penguins are snakes, meaning some penguins are snakes (1 follows). 2. Conclusion 2 contradicts the premise that some penguins are peacocks, so it cannot follow. 3. Hence only conclusion 1 follows. _Source: RRB Group D CEN-02/2018 PYQ, Q.31._

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Match each part of a syllogism to its definition

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Middle term
    Right
    the term compared, in both premises
  2. Left
    Minor term
    Right
    the subject of the conclusion
  3. Left
    Major term
    Right
    the predicate of the conclusion
  4. Left
    Minor premise
    Right
    the premise containing the minor term
  5. Left
    Major premise
    Right
    the premise containing the major term
The book's own definitions: the middle term is the one compared, the minor term is the subject of the conclusion, the major term its predicate. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.

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Where does each term appear?

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Items
  1. Item
    The middle term
    Category
    In both premises only
  2. Item
    The linking term
    Category
    In both premises only
  3. Item
    The minor term
    Category
    In the conclusion
  4. Item
    The major term
    Category
    In the conclusion
Categories
  1. Item
    In both premises only
  2. Item
    In the conclusion
The middle term is the only one that never reaches the conclusion, which is what makes it the link. Source: Logic: Deductive and Inductive, Carveth Read (1898), public domain.

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