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PHIL 109 5/1

Total questions: 4

Worksheet time: 2mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the major term of the following syllogism?

All fish live underwater.

All tuna are fish.

All tuna live underwater.

a)

Fish

b)

Things that live underwater

c)

Tuna

d)

Underwater

2.

What terms are distributed in the following syllogism?

All fish live underwater.

All tuna are fish.

All tuna live underwater

a)

Fish, tuna

b)

Fish

c)

Fish, tuna, things that live underwater

d)

Tuna, things that live underwater

3.

Why, if so, is the following syllogism invalid?

All M are P

All P are S.

All S are P

a)

Undistributed middle term

b)

Illicit major term

c)

Illicit minor term

d)

It is valid

4.

Why, if so, is the following syllogism invalid?

All M are P.

Some S are M.

Some S are P.

a)

Undistributed middle term

b)

Illicit major term

c)

Illicit minor term

d)

It is valid