Test 1

Question 1

What is a syllogism?(Aristotle’s definition)

Answer 1

Certain things are stated, and something besides what is stated follows necessarily

Question 2

Draw the square of opposition

Answer 2

(Check to see if correct)

Question 3

Conversion of All A is B

Answer 3

Some B is A

Question 4

Conversion of Some A is B

Answer 4

Some B is A

Question 5

Conversion of Some A is not B

Answer 5

No conversion

Question 6

Conversion of No A is B

Answer 6

No B is A

Question 7

Contrary of All A is B

Answer 7

If All A is B is true then No B is A must be false

Question 8

Contradictory of All A is B

Answer 8

If All A is B is true then Some A is not B must be false; If All A is B is false then some A is not B must be true

Question 9

Sub-alternation of All A is B

Answer 9

If All A is B is true then some A is B is also true

Question 10

Sub-contrary of Some A is B

Answer 10

If Some A is B is false then Some A is not B is true

Question 11

Contradictory of Some A is B

Answer 11

If some A is B is true, then No A is B must be false, If some A is B is false, then No A is B must be true

Question 12

Sub-alternation of Some A is B

Answer 12

If Some A is B is false, then All A is B must be false also

Question 13

Contrary of No A is B

Answer 13

If No A is B is true, then All A is B must be false

Question 14

Contradictory of No A is B

Answer 14

If No A is B is true, then Some A is B must be false; if No A is B is false, then Some A is B must be true

Question 15

Sub-alternation of No A is B

Answer 15

If No A is B is true, then Some A is not B is also true

Question 16

Sub-contrary of Some A is not B

Answer 16

If Some A is not B is false then Some A is B must be true

Question 17

Contradictory of Some A is not B

Answer 17

If some A is not B is true, then All A is B must be false; if Some A is not B is false then All A is B must be true

Question 18

Sub-alternation of Some A is not B

Answer 18

If Some A is not B is false, then No A is B must also be false

Question 19

Unknown relationships in square of opposition for contraries

Answer 19

If one is false, it implies nothing about the truth or falsity of the other

Question 20

Unknown relationships in square of opposition for sub-contraries

Answer 20

The truth of one implies nothing of the truth or falsity of the other one

Question 21

Unknown relationships in square of opposition for sub-alternations

Answer 21

The falsity of the universal implies nothing about the particular, and the truth of the particular implies nothing about the universal

Question 22

All A is B is the

Answer 22

Universal Affirmative

represented by A

Question 23

No A is B is the

Answer 23

Universal Negative

represented by the letter E

Question 24

Some A is B is the

Answer 24

Particular Affirmative

represented by the letter I

Question 25

Some A is not B is the

Answer 25

Particular Negative

represented by the letter O

Question 26

Saying B belongs to all A is saying

Answer 26

All A is B

Question 27

Saying B is predicated by all A says

Answer 27

All A is B

Question 28

Order of first figure syllogism

Answer 28

B is A-Major premise
C is B-Minor premise
Therefore C is A

Question 29

Order of second figure syllogism:

Answer 29

No N is M-Major premise
All O is M-Minor premise
Therefore No O is N

Question 30

Order of third figure syllogism:

Answer 30

All S is P-Major premise
All S is R-Minor premise
Therefore Some R is P

Question 31

In the syllogism, the conclusion is always stated in this order:

Answer 31

Minor term predicated Major term, I.E.
A is the Major term
C is the Minor term
B is the middle term
All B is A (Major premise)
All C is B (Minor premise)
Therefore All C is A(Minor then major)

Question 32

First figure syllogisms that work:

Answer 32

AAA (All B is A, All C is B, All C is A)
EAE (No B is A, All C is B, No C is A)
AII (All B is A, Some C is B, Some C is A)
EIO(No B is A, Some C is B, Some C is not A)

Question 33

Second figure syllogisms that work:

Answer 33

EAE (No N is M, All O is M, No O is N)
AEE (All N is M, No O is M, No O is N)
EIO (No N is M, Some O is M, Some O is not N)
AOO (All N is M, Some O is not M, Some O is not N)

Question 34

Third figure syllogisms that work:

Answer 34

AAI (All S is P, All S is R, Some R is P)
EAO (No S is P, All S is R, Some R is not P)
IAI (Some S is P, All S is R, Some R is P)
OAO (Some S is not P, All S is R, Some R is not S)
AII (All S is P, Some S is R, Some R is P)
EIO (No S is P, Some S is R, Some R is not S)