of 5 points The syllogism itself‚ not the premises‚ can be _____. Answer Selected Answer: valid. Question 2 5 out of 5 points In the following syllogism‚ the major term is _______________. All human beings are mortal. Ann is a human being. Ann is mortal. Answer Selected Answer: mortal Question 3 5 out of 5 points All dillybobbers are thingamajigs. No whatchamacallit is a dillybobber. Therefore‚ no whatchamacallits are thingamajigs. This syllogism is an example of _______________
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Belief biases were observed despite controls for conversion of premises. Belief bias was shown to be more marked in the invalid than the valid syllogisms. This consistent interaction between belief and logic was also noted. However‚ participants were intermediate in there response to syllogisms that were valid but had unbelievable conclusions. For 8 syllogisms presented‚ responses were collected as to whether the conclusion followed logically form the premises or not and a 2-factor ANOVA was performed
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* Question 1 5 out of 5 points | | | Complete the following syllogism: All X are Y; Some Z are X; Therefore‚ ______________.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | some Z are Y. | Correct Answer: | some Z are Y. | | | | | * Question 2 5 out of 5 points | | | Which rule does the following syllogism violate? All persons in the secretaries’ union are persons who make a lot of money. Ann is a secretary. Therefore‚ Ann is a person who makes lots of money.Answer | |
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most appropriate in a specific situation. Although using reason is a way of obtaining information is frequently used and has many advantages‚ there are also a variety of disadvantages that make this way of knowing not as reliable as we may think it is. Logic is defined as synthesizing knowledge from existing knowledge and is a syllogism‚ consisting of three sections‚ two premises and a conclusion based on those premises. As reason is most frequently associated with logic‚ there are two different
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the following syllogism‚ the major term is _______________. All human beings are mortal. Ann is a human being. Ann is mortal. Answer Selected Answer: mortal Correct Answer: mortal Question 2 5 out of 5 points Correct Complete the following syllogism: All X are Y; Some Z are X; Therefore‚ ______________. Answer Selected Answer: some Z are Y. Correct Answer: some Z are Y. Question 3 5 out of 5 points Correct When the premises are true and the syllogism is valid‚ we have
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when you take the quiz. Question 1 5 out of 5 points To form a valid syllogism‚ which premise is missing in the following argument? [missing premise] Sam is a politician. Therefore‚ Sam is a dishonest person. Answer Selected Answer: All politicians are dishonest persons. Correct Answer: All politicians are dishonest persons. Question 2 5 out of 5 points The syllogism itself‚ not the premises‚ can be _____. Answer Selected Answer:
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Logic Logic (from the Greek λογική‚ logike)[1] has two meanings: first‚ it describes the use of valid reasoning in some activity; second‚ it names the normative study of reasoning or a branch thereof.[2][3] In the latter sense‚ it features most prominently in the subjects of philosophy‚ mathematics‚ and computer science. Logic was studied in several ancient civilizations‚ including India‚[4] China‚[5] Persia and Greece. In the West‚ logic was established as a formal discipline by Aristotle‚ who
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arguments In this paper‚ I will analyze the following argument in terms of validity and soundness: An argument is a syllogism only if it is valid. An argument has a true conclusion‚ if it is valid. If an argument has consistent premises‚ then it has a true conclusion. Thus‚ if an argument is a syllogism‚ then it has a true conclusion. As we shall soon learn‚ this argument is valid but unsound. I begin my analysis by providing a
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arguments. 6. What is syllogism? Syllogism is a chain of reasoning moving from general‚ universal principles to specific instances. 7. What is an enthymeme? An enthymeme is a shortened syllogism. It serves the purpose of a more practical and beneficial way to argue. 8. How do you derive an enthymeme from a syllogism? To derive an enthymeme from a syllogism is to take out the universal principal and create a more practical argument. It’s basically to summarize the syllogism to the key point.
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from the premise and determines the validity of the theory Syllogism 1. What makes something a syllogism? A syllogism is the ability to assemble a conclusion from the connecting information gathered to form the inference 2. Why do people use syllogisms? Syllogisms are ways to prove a truth or validate a cause. A syllogism offers a sequence of rational to support the theory 3. How do people create syllogisms? Syllogisms are created from questions that are categorically correct. Constructing
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