logic 17 question

Exam Chapter 5

Use your word processing program to answer the questions. Number each answer, and paste into a private message in Etudes and send it to me by test deadline tonight. You can attach your Word document to the private message as a backup. Exam is worth 70 points. Objective questions are worth 3 points each, other questions as marked.

Given the following syllogism,

All drivers afraid of sobriety checkpoints are drinkers. Hence, some drinkers are drunk drivers, since some drunk drivers are drivers afraid of sobriety checkpoints.  

1. What would be the minor premise?

a. Some drinkers are drunk drivers.

b. All drunk drivers are drivers afraid of sobriety checkpoints.

c. All drivers afraid of sobriety checkpoints are drinkers.

d. Some drunk drivers are drivers afraid of sobriety checkpoints.

2. What is the middle term?

a. Drivers afraid of sobriety checkpoints
b. Drinkers
c. Drunk drivers

3. If put into correct form the mood is:

a. OAI
b. IAI
c. OEI
d. IEI
e. OAO

4. If put into correct form the figure is:

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

5. The syllogism commits

a. Illicit major
b. Undistributed middle
c. Existential Fallacy, Boole

d. exclusive Premises
e. No Fallacy

Given the following syllogistic form,

Some P are not M.

All M are S.         

Some S are not P.

6. After filling in the Venn diagram,

a. There is an X on the line between Areas 2 and 5 and between Areas 6 and 7.

b. Areas 1 and 4 are shaded, and there is an X on the line between Areas 6 and 7.

c. Areas 5 and 6 are shaded, and there is an X in Area 7.

d. Areas 1 and 4 are shaded, and there is an X on the line between Areas 3 and 6.

7. The syllogism referenced in #6 commits

a. illicit minor
b. illicit major
c. undistributed middle
d. is valid

e. Commits Existential fallacy for Aristotle if M equals mermaids.

Given the following syllogism:
All sharks are fish.
All sharks are mammals.
Some mammals are fish.

8. The syllogism:

a. Is unconditionally valid from the Boolean standpoint.

b. Is valid from both the Boolean and the Aristotelian standpoints.

c. Commits the existential fallacy from the Aristotelian standpoint only.

d. Is valid from the Aristotelian standpoint only.

9. Recreate a Categorical Syllogism of the form: AAI – 4. (3 points)

10. Is the syllogism in #9 valid for Boole? (2 points)

11. In #9, what is the superfluous term? (2 points)

a. Major term
b. Minor term
c. Middle term

12. Create a syllogism that is invalid due to exclusive premises. (2 points)

13. Create a syllogism that is unconditionally valid. (2 points)

14. Create a syllogism that is invalid for Aristotle due to the existential fallacy only AND has the major term distributed superfluously. You must tell me what the invalid term represents (10 points)

15. Create a syllogism that is valid and has an E claim as the conclusion. (5 points)

16. Is the following argument reducible to a valid argument? You must show your work and explain what you did. (10 points): Some non-swimmers are people who sink, since some people who do not sink are people who float, and all people who float are swimmers.

17. Give me an example of a sorities that is arranged in the correct order and has at least 5 claims. Please explain your example. ( 10 points)