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PHIL109010 040819

Total questions: 4

Worksheet time: 2mins

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1.

Identify the minor term in the following syllogism:

All fish live under water.

All tuna are fish.

All tuna live under water.

a)

Fish

b)

Tuna

c)

Live under water

d)

Things that live under water

2.

Identify the major premise in the following syllogism:

No horned animal is a predator.

All moose have horns.

No moose is a predator.

a)

No moose is a predator.

b)

All moose have horns.

c)

No horned animal is a predator.

d)

There is not enough information.

3.

If the following syllogism is not valid, why is it not valid?

Some students who do great things have been very lucky.

Some Morgan State students do great things.

Some Morgan State students have been very lucky.

a)

Valid

b)

Undistributed middle term

c)

Illicit major term

d)

Illicit minor term

4.

What is the missing premise from the following enthymeme?

No armadillo is a lizard, given that no lizard is a marsupial.

a)

No marsupial is a lizard

b)

All mammals are marsupials

c)

All marsupials are armadillos

d)

All armadillos are marsupials.