alleryHow many statements make up a standard syllogism?
- Three
- Two
- Four
- Five
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Correct answer: A. Three
Two premises plus one conclusion give three statements.
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How many statements make up a standard syllogism?Read the answer and worked solution →What type of proposition is 'All S are P'?Read the answer and worked solution →'No S are P' is classified as which form of proposition?Read the answer and worked solution →Under Aristotle, the O form is which of these?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two proposition types are universal?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of statement types is particular?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the term common to both premises called?Read the answer and worked solution →The predicate of the conclusion is called which term?Read the answer and worked solution →Which term appears as the subject of the conclusion?Read the answer and worked solution →All humans are mortal; all Greeks are humans. Which conclusion follows?Read the answer and worked solution →A syllogism built on 'If P, then Q' statements is called?Read the answer and worked solution →A syllogism with an 'Either P or Q' premise is called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which describes a pure hypothetical syllogism?Read the answer and worked solution →A mixed hypothetical syllogism has a conditional statement in what?Read the answer and worked solution →All lions are big cats, all big cats are predators, all predators are carnivores. Then?Read the answer and worked solution →Neither premise covers all of the middle term. Which fallacy is this?Read the answer and worked solution →Which fallacy occurs when both premises are negative?Read the answer and worked solution →If either premise is negative, the conclusion must be?Read the answer and worked solution →Two affirmative premises can validly lead only to what kind of conclusion?Read the answer and worked solution →Some A are B and some B are C. What can be validly concluded?Read the answer and worked solution →In logic, the word 'some' means?Read the answer and worked solution →Does 'Some S are P' guarantee that 'Some S are not P' is true?Read the answer and worked solution →In the statement 'All S are P', which term is distributed?Read the answer and worked solution →A proposition of the form 'No S are P' distributes what?Read the answer and worked solution →What does 'Some S are P' distribute?Read the answer and worked solution →'Some S are not P' distributes which of its terms?Read the answer and worked solution →Which kind of proposition always distributes its predicate?Read the answer and worked solution →Which class's members decide if a proposition is universal or particular?Read the answer and worked solution →Quality in a categorical proposition refers to what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which statement is the contradictory of 'All apples are red fruits'?Read the answer and worked solution →
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What type of proposition is 'All S are P'?
- Universal affirmative
- Particular affirmative
- Particular negative
- Universal negative
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Correct answer: A. Universal affirmative
It speaks of all members of S and affirms inclusion in P, so it is the A form.
'No S are P' is classified as which form of proposition?
- Universal affirmative
- Particular negative
- Universal negative
- Particular affirmative
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Correct answer: C. Universal negative
It covers all of S and denies membership in P, which is the E form.
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