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Socratic Logic

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One identifies the major and minor term in a syllogism by looking at the

a)

premise

b)

conclusion

2.

The middle term in a syllogism is the one that

a)

appears in only one premise

b)

appears in both premises but not in the conclusion

c)

appears in only one premise and the conclusion

d)

appears only in the conclusion

3.

The minor term is always the ____ of the conclusion

a)

subject

b)

predicate

4.

The minor term is always the subject of the minor premise

a)

True

b)

False

5.

In ordinary language, sometimes a premise of a syllogism will not appear but will be omitted, implied, or “kept in mind."

a)

True

b)

False

6.

When you put a syllogism in logical form, the conclusion must come last.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The _____ is what someone is trying to prove

a)

Premise

b)

Conclusion

c)

Subject

d)

Predicate

8.

When you put a syllogism in logical form, the proposition that is the conclusion must always be affirmative.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

If a syllogism has no ambiguous terms, no false premise, and no fallacy, one can be completely certain about the truth of its conclusion

a)

True

b)

False

10.

If a syllogism does not offer a “perfect demonstration,” then it is not valid.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

In a demonstrative syllogism, the ______ ________ will give the real reason or cause for the conclusion being true.

a)

minor premise

b)

major premise

c)

middle term

d)

three terms

12.

A perfect demonstration or demonstrative syllogism will tell you that/why a conclusion is true.

a)

That

b)

Why

13.

What is the first step in constructing a syllogism?

a)

Come up with your major premise

b)

Pick your three terms

c)

Get rid of all ambiguous terms

d)

Know what conclusion you want to prove

14.

What is the whole strategy of a syllogism?

(a)  

15.

When using Euler’s circles to diagram a syllogism with a particular proposition in it, always diagram the particular/universal premise first

a)

Particular

b)

Universal

16.

When it comes to logic, memorization is one of the best ways to learn

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Can a syllogism have two negative premises?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

Can a syllogism have two particular premises?

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

If a syllogism has a particular premise, it must have a particular/universal/negative conclusion

a)

particular

b)

universal

c)

negative

20.

A syllogism must have _____ terms and _____ propositions

a)

3, 3

b)

3, 5

c)

2, 3

d)

any number of

21.

If one premise in a syllogism is negative, then the conclusion must be affirmative/negative.

a)

affirmative

b)

negative

22.

If a syllogism contains a term used ambiguously, it will often be breaking rule number _____.

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

e)

Five

23.

If a syllogism contains an enthymeme, it is invalid because it breaks rule number two.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which rule is the most commonly violated of Aristotle’s six rules?

a)

Rule One

b)

Rule Two

c)

Rule Three

d)

Rule Four

e)

Rule Five

25.

A term is distributed if it is universal/particular; a term is undistributed if it is universal/particular.

a)

universal, particular

b)

particular, universal

c)

universal, universal

d)

particular, particular