Question 1

Using the square of opposition and the truth value of the first claim, determine the truth values of the other claims.
a. : No first basemen are right-handed people.
b. All first basemen are right-handed people.
c. Some first basemen are right-handed people.
d. Some first basemen are not right-handed-people.

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Question 2

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.
Nobody can fall off a bike like that and not be injured, so he's injured.

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Question 3

Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim: Not all journalists are authors.

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Question 4

Using the square of opposition and the truth value of the first claim, determine the truth values of the other claims.
a. : All senators are politicians.
b. All senators are not politicians.
c. Some senators are politicians.
d. Some senators are not politicians.

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Question 5

Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim: Not all cars are eco-friendly.

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Question 6

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.
If you miss class, you fail the course, because you can't learn anything if you miss class.

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Question 7

Using the square of opposition and the truth value of the first claim, determine the truth values of the other claims.
a. : Some home movies are interesting.
b. Some home movies are not interesting.
c. All home movies are interesting.
d. All home movies are not interesting.

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Question 8

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.
Robert Stewart actually thinks computers get in the way of scholarship. He thinks they make people lazy.

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Question 9

Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim: Not all trees produce fruit.

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Question 10

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.
Whoa, don't enroll in that class, man. That's a physics class; all those people must be brains.

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Question 11

Reconstruct the following as a standard-form syllogism, and determine whether it is valid.
All comets that are easily visible are taken as supernatural appearances by religious cults, and the Hale-Bopp comet was the brightest, easiest-to-see comet of a generation. So it was easy to conclude that the cults would make a big, supernatural deal out of it.

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Question 12

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.
It seems like everyone who goes to lots of movies loves Julia Roberts; I guess Becky must go to lots of movies.

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Question 13

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.
The guys must have gone home early, since none of them were at the Bear.

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Question 14

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.
Some family men are not gamblers, since no gamblers are prudes.

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Question 15

Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim: Basketball players cannot run marathons.

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Question 16

Using the square of opposition and the truth value of the first claim, determine the truth values of the other claims.
a. : Some hamburgers are not healthy.
b. Some hamburgers are healthy.
c. No hamburgers are healthy.
d. All hamburgers are healthy.

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Question 17

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.
Granita is in a good mood. It's her birthday.

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Question 18

Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim: Whenever Rosa sings, people close their ears with their fingers.

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Question 19

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.
Nobody gets married around Christmas except people who don't care about making their friends fight the holiday travel rush, and she couldn't care less about her friends. Draw your own conclusion.

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Question 20

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid.
Anyone who missed class failed the course. Therefore, Cecile missed class.

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Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid. Nobody can fall off a bike like that and not be injured, so he's injured.

Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim: Not all journalists are authors.

Using the square of opposition and the truth value of the first claim, determine the truth values of the other claims. a. : All senators are politicians. b. All senators are not politicians. c. Some senators are politicians. d. Some senators are not politicians.

Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim: Not all cars are eco-friendly.

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid. If you miss class, you fail the course, because you can't learn anything if you miss class.

Using the square of opposition and the truth value of the first claim, determine the truth values of the other claims. a. : Some home movies are interesting. b. Some home movies are not interesting. c. All home movies are interesting. d. All home movies are not interesting.

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid. Robert Stewart actually thinks computers get in the way of scholarship. He thinks they make people lazy.

Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim: Not all trees produce fruit.

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid. Whoa, don't enroll in that class, man. That's a physics class; all those people must be brains.

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid. It seems like everyone who goes to lots of movies loves Julia Roberts; I guess Becky must go to lots of movies.

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid. The guys must have gone home early, since none of them were at the Bear.

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid. Some family men are not gamblers, since no gamblers are prudes.

Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim: Basketball players cannot run marathons.

Using the square of opposition and the truth value of the first claim, determine the truth values of the other claims. a. : Some hamburgers are not healthy. b. Some hamburgers are healthy. c. No hamburgers are healthy. d. All hamburgers are healthy.

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid. Granita is in a good mood. It's her birthday.

Translate the following into a standard-form categorical claim: Whenever Rosa sings, people close their ears with their fingers.

Here is an argument with an unstated premise or conclusion. Translate it into a standard-form syllogism and determine whether the reasoning is valid. Anyone who missed class failed the course. Therefore, Cecile missed class.