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WorksheetsSocratic Logic
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
One identifies the major and minor term in a syllogism by looking at the
premise
conclusion
The middle term in a syllogism is the one that
appears in only one premise
appears in both premises but not in the conclusion
appears in only one premise and the conclusion
appears only in the conclusion
The minor term is always the ____ of the conclusion
subject
predicate
The minor term is always the subject of the minor premise
True
False
In ordinary language, sometimes a premise of a syllogism will not appear but will be omitted, implied, or “kept in mind."
True
False
When you put a syllogism in logical form, the conclusion must come last.
True
False
The _____ is what someone is trying to prove
Premise
Conclusion
Subject
Predicate
When you put a syllogism in logical form, the proposition that is the conclusion must always be affirmative.
True
False
If a syllogism has no ambiguous terms, no false premise, and no fallacy, one can be completely certain about the truth of its conclusion
True
False
If a syllogism does not offer a “perfect demonstration,” then it is not valid.
True
False
In a demonstrative syllogism, the ______ ________ will give the real reason or cause for the conclusion being true.
minor premise
major premise
middle term
three terms
A perfect demonstration or demonstrative syllogism will tell you that/why a conclusion is true.
That
Why
What is the first step in constructing a syllogism?
Come up with your major premise
Pick your three terms
Get rid of all ambiguous terms
Know what conclusion you want to prove
What is the whole strategy of a syllogism?
(a)
When using Euler’s circles to diagram a syllogism with a particular proposition in it, always diagram the particular/universal premise first
Particular
Universal
When it comes to logic, memorization is one of the best ways to learn
True
False
Can a syllogism have two negative premises?
Yes
No
Can a syllogism have two particular premises?
Yes
No
If a syllogism has a particular premise, it must have a particular/universal/negative conclusion
particular
universal
negative
A syllogism must have _____ terms and _____ propositions
3, 3
3, 5
2, 3
any number of
If one premise in a syllogism is negative, then the conclusion must be affirmative/negative.
affirmative
negative
If a syllogism contains a term used ambiguously, it will often be breaking rule number _____.
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
If a syllogism contains an enthymeme, it is invalid because it breaks rule number two.
True
False
Which rule is the most commonly violated of Aristotle’s six rules?
Rule One
Rule Two
Rule Three
Rule Four
Rule Five
A term is distributed if it is universal/particular; a term is undistributed if it is universal/particular.
universal, particular
particular, universal
universal, universal
particular, particular
