Fallacies I
Fallacies II
Propositions I
Propositions II
Syllogisms
100
This class of fallacies consists of erroneous statements, or errors of fact.
What are fallacies of matter?
100
"I ate fish for supper and had a migraine. Fish causes migraines." is an example of this kind of fallacy.
What is What is faulty causation, or "post hoc, ergo propter hoc"?
100
These two kinds of statements are not propositions.
What are questions and commands?
100
If A is false, this must be true.
What is O?
100
This term must always be distributed at least once.
What is the middle term.
200
This is a general term for all kinds of fallacies of reason.
What is a non-sequitur?
200
"How much time have you wasted studying subjects like art and music?"
What is a "complex question"?
200
These statements are represented by the letter "E".
What are universal negatives?
200
If E is true, these two must be false.
What are A and I.
200
The minor term is this part of the conclusion.
What is the subject?
300
"You must be a Democrat or a Republican" is an example of this fallacy.
What is "either/or" fallacy?
300
"She had no reason to be mad. It was just her Irish temper.", is an example of this fallacy.
What is a faulty generalization.
300
These statements have their subject but not their predicate distributed.
What are "A" statements?
300
If the O proposition is false, the I proposition is this.
What is true.
300
No conclusion may be drawn either from two negative premises, or from two premises of this type.
What are particular premises.
400
This fallacy assumes the truth of the thing to be proven.
What is begging the question, or circular reasoning?
400
"He's a good father, so he'll be a good president.", is and example of this fallacy.
What is a faulty analogy?
400
Statements organized in this order are in "standard form".
What is: "Quantity word, substantive, linking verb, substantive."?
400
If the E proposition is true, the O statement must be this.
What is true?
400
This term links the major and minor terms in the premises and then disappears in the conclusion.
What is the middle term?
500
"You should not follow the advice of a mad man. I wrecked the car and now my father is mad. I shouldn't follow his advice.", is an example of this fallacy.
What equivocation?
500
"This man stole from his boss. His testimony is certain to be false."
What is "ad hominem".
500
A universal affirmative and a particular negative have this relationship.
What are contradictories?
500
The I and O propositions are called by this name.
What are subcontraries? (Also acceptable: particular propositions.)
500
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What is a having a term distributed in the conclusion that is not distributed in its premise? ("Rectangle", the major term, is distributed in the conclusion, not in the premise.).
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