Categorical Syllogisms

Question 1

The predicate of the arguments conclusion is called the____ term

Answer 1

Major Term

Question 2

The third term that does not appear in the arguments conclusion

Answer 2

Middle Term

Question 3

The subject of the argument conclusion is called the_____ term

Answer 3

Minor Term

Question 4

Describes the type of categorical propositions (A, E, I, O) that constitute the syllogism

Answer 4

Mood

Question 5

Determined by the positions of the middle term within the premises of the syllogism (4 possible)

Answer 5

Figure

Question 6

Contains the mood and figure of a categorical syllogism

Answer 6

Complete Form

Question 7

There are 7 regions in the …

Answer 7

Three-circle Venn Diagram

Question 8

region 1 of the three circle venn diagram is

Answer 8

Things that are only middle terms

Question 9

region 2 of the three circle venn diagram is

Answer 9

things that are middle and minor terms

Question 10

region 3 of the three circle venn diagram is

Answer 10

things that are middle, minor, and major terms

Question 11

region 4 of the three circle venn diagram is

Answer 11

things that are middle and major terms

Question 12

region 5 of the three circle venn diagram is

Answer 12

things that are minor terms

Question 13

region 6 of the three circle venn diagram is

Answer 13

things that are minor and major terms

Question 14

region 7 of the three circle venn diagram is

Answer 14

Things that are major terms

Question 15

a term is _____ if a proposition makes a proposition an assertion about every member of a class of things that is denoted by that term.

Answer 15

distribution

Question 16

Subject is distributed in this statement

Answer 16

A

Question 17

Subject and Predicate are distributed in this statement

Answer 17

E

Question 18

Nothing is distributed in this statement

Answer 18

I

Question 19

Predicate is distributed in this statement

Answer 19

O

Question 20

A syllogism that fails to distribute the middle term at least once

Answer 20

Fallacy of undistributed middle

Question 21

If the minor term is distributed in the conclusion but not the premises

Answer 21

Fallacy of Illicit minor

Question 22

If the major term is distributed in the conclusion but not the premises

Answer 22

Fallacy of Illicit major

Question 23

if the premises of a categorical syllogism contains neither a universal affirmative statement nor a particular affirmative statement

Answer 23

Fallacy of exclusive premises

Question 24

when a categorical syllogism has a negative premises but not a negative conclusion

Answer 24

Fallacy of drawing an affirmative conclusion from a negative premises

Question 25

when a categorical syllogism has a negative conclusion but does not have negative premises

Answer 25

Fallacy of drawing a negative conclusion from affirmative premises

Question 26

A syllogism that has universal premises but particular conclusion

Answer 26

Existential Fallacy

Question 27

If a syllogism breaks any other validity rules besides the existential fallacy rule then it is…

Answer 27

Invalid from the Aristotelian standpoint as well as the Boolean standpoint

Question 28

If a syllogism breaks the existential fallacy rule but no other validity rules it may still be valid from the….

Answer 28

Aristotelian standpoint

Question 29

Denotes at least one existing thing

Answer 29

Critical term

Question 30

For a term to be distributed more times than necessary in a syllogism is

Answer 30

Superfluously distributed

Question 31

All except S are P is an…

Answer 31

Exceptive proposition