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activity - categorical syllogism Flashcards

1
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Which of the following terms in syllogism point out the categorical propositions present in it?

a.
Mood

b.
Style

c.
Form

d.
Figure

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The correct answer is:
Mood

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What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: EAO-3

a.
Existential Fallacy only

b.
Existential Fallacy and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

c.
Existential Fallacy and Illicit Major

d.
Existential Fallacy and Negative Premises

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The correct answer is:
Existential Fallacy only

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What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: AEI-4

a.
Affirmative Conclusion from Negative Premise and Illicit Major

b.
Existential Fallacy and Affirmative Conclusion from Negative Premise

c.
Existential Fallacy only

d.
Affirmative Conclusion from Negative Premise and Illicit Minor

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The correct answer is:
Existential Fallacy and Affirmative Conclusion from Negative Premise

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Which of the following terms is distributed in an I proposition?

a.
None

b.
Both terms

c.
Predicate only

d.
Subject only

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The correct answer is:
None

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What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: OIO-4

a.
Particular Premise and Illicit Major

b.
Particular Premise and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

c.
Particular Premise and Undistributed Middle Term

d.
Particular Premise and Illicit Minor

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The correct answer is: Particular Premise and Illicit Major

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6
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How many figures that presents validity are present in a categorical syllogism?

a.
Six

b.
Four

c.
Three

d.
Five

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The correct answer is:
Four

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Which of the following refers to the subject of the conclusion in a syllogism?

a.
Major Term

b.
Middle Term

c.
Minor Term

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The correct answer is:
Minor Term

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Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

All cats are mammals.
All dogs are not cats.
So, no dogs are mammals.

a.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Undistributed Middle Term

b.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Illicit Minor

c.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Illicit Major

d.
Invalid, commits Existential Fallacy

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The correct answer is:
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Illicit Major

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Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

All educated men are liberal.
All liberals are easy to govern.
Therefore, the educated men are easy to govern.

a.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Illicit Minor

b.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Undistributed Middle Term

c.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Illicit Major

d.
Invalid, commits Existential Fallacy

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The correct answer is: Invalid, commits Fallacy of Illicit Minor

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10
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Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

Every child in Christmas eve is gay.

John is gay.

So John is a child in Christmas eve.

a.
Invalid, commits Illicit Minor

b.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Undistributed Middle Term

c.
Invalid, commits Illicit Major

d.
Invalid, commits Existential Fallacy

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The correct answer is:
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Undistributed Middle Term

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Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

All Tom Cruise films are exceptional.

No comedy films are Tom Cruise films.

Thus, no comedy films are exceptional.

a.
Invalid, commits Undistributed Middle Term

b.
Invalid, commits Illicit Minor

c.
Invalid, commits Illicit Major

d.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Negative Conclusion

A

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The correct answer is:
Invalid, commits Illicit Major

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What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: EAE-3

a.
Illicit Minor only

b.
Illicit Major and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

c.
Illicit Major only

d.
Illicit Minor and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

A

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The correct answer is:
Illicit Minor only

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What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: AEE-1

a.
Illicit Major only

b.
Illicit Minor only

c.
Illicit Major and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

d.
Illicit Minor and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

A

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The correct answer is:
Illicit Major only

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14
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Which of the following fallacies elaborates that no particular conclusion may be drawn from two universal premises?

a.
Exclusive Premises

b.
Fallacy of Amphiboly

c.
Existential Fallacy

d.
Fallacy of Particular Premises

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The correct answer is:
Existential Fallacy

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What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: OOO-4

a.
Particular Premise, Illicit Major and Negative Premises

b.
Particular Premise, Illicit Minor, and Negative Premises

c.
Particular Premise, Negative Premises and Undistributed Middle Term

d.
Particular Premise and Negative Premises

A

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The correct answer is:
Particular Premise, Illicit Major and Negative Premises

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What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: IOI-2

a.
Particular Premise, Affirmative Conclusion from Negative Premise and Illicit Major

b.
Particular Premise, Affirmative Conclusion from Negative Premise and Undistributed Middle Term

c.
Particular Premise and Undistributed Middle Term

d.
Particular Premise and Affirmative Conclusion from Negative Premise

A

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The correct answers are:
Particular Premise and Affirmative Conclusion from Negative Premise,

Particular Premise and Undistributed Middle Term

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17
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What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: OIO-3

a.
Undistributed Middle Term and Particular Premise

b.
Undistributed Middle Term only

c.
Illicit Minor, Undistributed Middle Term and Particular Premise

d.
Particular Premise and Illicit Major

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The correct answer is:
Undistributed Middle Term and Particular Premise

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18
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What fallacies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: AOE-1

a.
Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premises and Illicit Major

b.
Undistributed Middle Term and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premises

c.
Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premises and Particular Premise to Universal Conclusion

d.
Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premises only

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The correct answers are:
Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premises only,

Undistributed Middle Term and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premises,

Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premises and Illicit Major,

Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premises and Particular Premise to Universal Conclusion

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19
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Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

All burgers are not hotdogs.

No hotdogs are pink.

Therefore, all burgers are not pink.

a.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Negative Conclusion

b.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Negative Premises

c.
Invalid, commits Illicit Process

d.
Invalid, commits Existential Fallacy

A

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The correct answer is:
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Negative Premises

20
Q

What fallacies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: IOO-3

a.
Particular Premises, Undistributed Middle Term and Illicit Minor

b.
Particular Premise, Undistributed Middle Term and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

c.
Particular Premises, Undistributed Middle Term and Illicit Major

d.
Particular Premise and Undistributed Middle Term

A

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The correct answer is:
Particular Premises, Undistributed Middle Term and Illicit Major

21
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What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: IAI-1

a.
Undistributed Middle Term only

b.
Undistributed Middle Term, Illicit Major and Illicit Minor

c.
Illicit Major and Illicit Minor

d.
Undistributed Middle Term and Particular Premises

A

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The correct answer is:
Undistributed Middle Term only

22
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Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

All philosophers are logicians.

Some wise men are not logicians.

So no wise men are philosophers.

a.
Invalid, commits Illicit Major

b.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Negative Conclusion

c.
Invalid, commits Illicit Minor

d.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Negative Premise

A

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The correct answer is:
Invalid, commits Illicit Minor

23
Q

Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

Every engineering student is smart.

Any promoted student is passed.

So all smart students are passed.

a.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Negative Conclusion

b.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Four Terms

c.
Invalid, commits Illicit Process

d.
Invalid, commits Existential Fallacy

A

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The correct answer is:
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Four Terms

24
Q

What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: EOO-2

a.
Negative Premises and Illicit Minor

b.
Negative Premises only

c.
Negative Premises, Illicit Major and Undistributed Middle Term

d.
Negative Premises and Illicit Major

A

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The correct answer is:
Negative Premises only

25
Q

What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: AII-4

a.
Undistributed Middle Term and Illicit Minor

b.
Undistributed Middle Term and Illicit Major

c.
Undistributed Middle Term only

d.
Illicit Major and Illicit Minor

A

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The correct answer is:
Undistributed Middle Term only

26
Q

Which of the following syllogistic fallacies point out to the distribution of the predicate term in the conclusion but not distributed in the premises?

a.
Illicit Major

b.
Undistributed Middle Term

c.
Exclusive Premises

d.
Illicit Minor

A

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The correct answer is:
Illicit Major

27
Q

What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: OIO-2

a.
Particular Premises and Undistributed Middle Term

b.
Particular Premises only

c.
Particular Premises and Illicit Minor

d.
Particular Premises and Illicit Major

A

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The correct answer is:
Particular Premises and Illicit Major

28
Q

Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

Since no fish are mammals while some animals that live in water are mammals, it follows that some animals that live in water are not fish.

a.
Invalid, commits Existential Fallacy

b.
Valid, no fallacy present.

c.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Negative Premises

d.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Negative Conclusion

A

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The correct answer is:
Valid, no fallacy present.

29
Q

Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

Few sea animals are mammals.

Most sea animals are fishes.

So some fishes are mammals.

a.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Particular Premises

b.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Undistributed Middle Term

c.
Invalid, commits Existential Fallacy

d.
Invalid, commits Illicit Process

A

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The correct answers are:
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Particular Premises,

Invalid, commits Fallacy of Undistributed Middle Term

30
Q

What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: III-2

a.
Particular Premises, Undistributed Middle Term and Illicit Minor

b.
Particular Premises, Illicit Major, Illicit Minor and Undistributed Middle Term

c.
Particular Premises and Undistributed Middle Term

d.
Particular Premises, Illicit Minor and Illicit Major

A

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The correct answer is:
Particular Premises and Undistributed Middle Term

31
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What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: AAO-3

a.
Illicit Minor, Existential Fallacy, and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

b.
Illicit Major, Existential Fallacy and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

c.
Existential Fallacy and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

d.
Existential Fallacy, Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise, and Undistributed Middle Term

A

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The correct answer is:
Illicit Major, Existential Fallacy and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

32
Q

What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: OEO-1

a.
Negative Premises and Illicit Minor

b.
Negative Premises, Illicit Major and Illicit Minor

c.
Negative Premises, Undistributed Middle Term and Illicit Major

d.
Negative Premises and Illicit Major

A

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The correct answers are: Negative Premises and Illicit Major,
Negative Premises and Illicit Minor,

Negative Premises, Illicit Major and Illicit Minor,

Negative Premises, Undistributed Middle Term and Illicit Major

33
Q

Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

Marx is rich.

Marx is a philosopher.

So the rich and the philosopher is Marx.

a.
Valid, no fallacy present

b.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Misplaced Middle Term

c.
Invalid, commits Illicit Minor

d.
Invalid, commits Illicit Major

A

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The correct answer is:
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Misplaced Middle Term

34
Q

Which refers to the arrangement of the terms in a certain argument or syllogism?

a.
Figure

b.
Mood

c.
Form

d.
Style

A

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The correct answer is:
Figure

35
Q

What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: EOO-3

a.
Negative Premises and Illicit Minor

b.
Negative Premises, Illicit Minor and Existential Fallacy

c.
Negative Premises and Particular Premises

d.
Negative Premises only

A

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The correct answer is:
Negative Premises only

36
Q

Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

Every ghost is imaginary.

Every dream is imaginary.

So no ghosts are dreams.

a.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Negative Conclusion

b.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Undistributed Middle Term

c.
Invalid, commits Existential Fallacy

d.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Misplaced Middle Term

A

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The correct answers are:
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Undistributed Middle Term,

Invalid, commits Fallacy of Negative Conclusion

37
Q

What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: AAO-2

a.
Existential Fallacy and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

b.
Existential Fallacy, Undistributed Middle Term, Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise and Illicit Minor

c.
Existential Fallacy, Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise and Illicit Minor

d.
Undistributed Middle Term, Existential Fallacy and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

A

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The correct answer is:
Undistributed Middle Term, Existential Fallacy and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

38
Q

Which of following refers to the predicate of the conclusion in a syllogism?

a.
Middle Term

b.
Major Term

c.
Minor Term

A

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The correct answer is:
Major Term

39
Q

What fallacy/-ies are present in the syllogistic form below, given that the first premise is the major premise and the second is the minor premise?

Syllogistic Form: OAO-4

a.
Illicit Major and Undistributed Middle Term

b.
Illicit Major only

c.
Illicit Major and Negative Conclusion from Affirmative Premise

d.
Illicit Major and Particular Premises

A

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The correct answer is:
Illicit Major only

40
Q

Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

All X are Y.

No V are X.

Therefore, no V are Y.

a.
Invalid, commits Negative Conclusion

b.
Valid, no fallacy present

c.
Invalid, commits Illicit Major

d.
Invalid, commits Illicit Minor

A

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The correct answer is:
Invalid, commits Illicit Major

41
Q

Which of the following is found in the premises that bridges the subject and the predicate terms of the conclusion?

a.
Major Term

b.
Middle Term

c.
Minor Term

A

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The correct answer is:
Middle Term

42
Q

Which of the following terms is distributed in an E Proposition?

a.
Subject only

b.
Both terms

c.
None

d.
Predicate only

A

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The correct answer is:
Both terms

43
Q

Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

Nothing is impossible.

A biscuit is better than nothing.

So biscuits are impossible.

a.
Invalid, commits Illicit Minor

b.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Negative Premises

c.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Affirmative Conclusion from Negative Premise

d.
Invalid, commits Undistributed Middle Term

A

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The correct answer is:
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Affirmative Conclusion from Negative Premise

44
Q

Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

Few bourgeoisie are middle class people.

All managers are bourgeoisie.

Thus, some middle class people are managers.

a.
Invalid, commits Illicit Major

b.
Invalid, commits Undistributed Middle Term

c.
Invalid, commits Illicit Minor

d.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Particular Premises

A

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The correct answer is:
Invalid, commits Undistributed Middle Term

45
Q

Determine if the syllogism below is considered as valid or not. Choose your answer in the choices below.

A carabao is a four-legged mammal.

All four-legged mammals are wallowing.

Therefore, a carabao is a four-legged mammal and is wallowing.

a.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Illicit Major

b.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Equivocation

c.
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Misplaced Middle Term

d.
Invalid, commits Existential Fallacy

A

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The correct answer is:
Invalid, commits Fallacy of Misplaced Middle Term

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